Knockdown of ephrin-A5 expression by 40% does not affect motor axon growth or migration into the chick hindlimb

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 8362-8371

  Winning, Robert S ^a   Krull, Catherine E ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chick; In ovo electroporation; Motor neurons

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A2; EPHRIN A4; EPHRIN A5;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HINDLIMB; LATERAL MOTOR COLUMN AXON; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; GENETICS; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL MOVEMENT; CHICK EMBRYO; EPHRIN-A5; HINDLIMB; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROGENESIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84055211874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12128362     Document Type: Article

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