RNA translation in axons

Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue , 2004, Pages 505-523

  Piper, Michael ^a   Holt, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth cone; mRNA; Protein synthesis; Ribosome

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; BETA TUBULIN; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; ENOLASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; KINESIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; PRODYNORPHIN; SYNTAXIN; VASOPRESSIN;

FACILITATION; GROWTH CONE; INVERTEBRATE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; INVERTEBRATES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER; VERTEBRATES;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 8444223533     PISSN: 10810706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.20.010403.111746     Document Type: Review

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