Intraretinal projection of retinal ganglion cell axons as a model system for studying axon navigation

Brain Research

Volumn 1192, Issue , 2008, Pages 165-177

  Bao, Zheng Zheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fasciculation; Guidance factor; Intraretinal guidance; Model system; Optic disc; Retinal ganglion cell axon; Review

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CUES; GROWTH CONES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 38849159960     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.01.116     Document Type: Article

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