Localization of hyaluronan in the optic pathway of mouse embryos

NeuroReport

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-358

  Lin, Ling ^a   Wang, Jun ^b   Chan, Chung Kit ^a   Chan, Sun On ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Axonguidance; CD44; Extracellular matrix; Midline; Retina

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN; HYALURONIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; VISUAL SYSTEM; VITREOUS BODY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD44; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HYALURONIC ACID; MICE; NEURONS; OPTIC CHIASM; PREGNANCY; RETINA; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34247606650     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32802b70e2     Document Type: Article

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