Ephrin-Mediated cis-Attenuation of Eph Receptor Signaling Is Essential for Spinal Motor Axon Guidance

Neuron

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-91

  Kao, Tzu Jen ^a   Kania, Artur ^a,b,c  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GROWTH CONE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EPHRINS; EXTREMITIES; GROWTH CONES; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 79960153609     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: 10974199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.05.031     Document Type: Article

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