Axon stretch growth: The mechanotransduction of neuronal growth

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 54, 2011, Pages

  Loverde, Joseph R ^a,b   Tolentino, Rosa E ^a,b   Pfister, Bryan J ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

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EID: 80355125177     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2753     Document Type: Article

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