Development and Structure of Motoneurons

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 75, Issue , 2006, Pages 33-53

  Landgraf, Matthias ^a   Thor, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DENDRITE; DROSOPHILA; EFFERENT NERVE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENDRITES; DROSOPHILA; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33751329030     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(06)75002-4     Document Type: Review

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