The growth cone cytoskeleton in Axon outgrowth and guidance

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-39

  Dent, Erik W ^a   Gupton, Stephanie L ^b,c   Gertler, Frank B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOTION; CYTOSKELETON; GROWTH CONE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; GROWTH CONES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS;

EID: 79960646720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a001800     Document Type: Article

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