Ephrin-A5 promotes the formation of terminal thalamocortical arbors

NeuroReport

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 877-881

  Uziel, Daniela ^a,b   Mühlfriedel, Sven ^a   Bolz, Jürgen ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Axonal branching; Axonal guidance; Cortical development; Ephrin; Laminar specificity; Thalamocortical projections; Wiring molecules

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A5;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INNERVATION; MOLECULE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSORY NERVE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AXONS; CELL SHAPE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EPHRIN-A5; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; THALAMUS;

EID: 43249085572     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3282ffdeec     Document Type: Article

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