EphA4 is necessary for spatially selective peripheral somatosensory topography

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 630-638

  North, H A ^a   Karim, A ^a   Jacquin, M F ^b   Donoghue, M J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon pathfinding; Epha4; Maxillary; Trigeminal ganglion; Vibrissae

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A1; EPHRIN A2; EPHRIN A3; EPHRIN A4; EPHRIN A5; EPHRIN B1; EPHRIN B2; EPHRIN B3; EPHRIN RECEPTOR A4; LIGAND;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIBRISSA; ANIMAL; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

MURINAE; MUS; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; AXONS; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTOR, EPHA4; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 77951914438     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22187     Document Type: Article

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