Analysis of Rho GTPase function in axon pathfinding using caenorhabditis elegans

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 827, Issue , 2012, Pages 339-358

  Alan, Jamie K ^a   Lundquist, Erik A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; C. elegans; Cell specific promoter; Mutant analysis; Rho GTPases; Transgene

Indexed keywords

RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; AXONS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; TRANSGENES;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 84855871799     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-442-1_22     Document Type: Article

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