Neuronal polarity in C. elegans

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 554-566

  Ou, Chan Yen ^a   Shen, Kang ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Neuron; Polarity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE KINASE; APOPTOSIS SIGNAL REGULATING KINASE 1; CREATINE KINASE; KINESIN; KINESIN 1; LEUCINE RICH REPEAT KINASE 2; NERVE PROTEIN; NETRIN; PROTEIN C JUN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SPINOPHILIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL POLARITY; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITE; DROSOPHILA; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL POLARITY; NEURONS;

EID: 79955707303     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20858     Document Type: Article

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