Nerve repulsion by the lens and cornea during cornea innervation is dependent on Robo-Slit signaling and diminishes with neuron age

Developmental Biology

Volumn 363, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-127

  Schwend, Tyler ^a   Lwigale, Peter Y ^b   Conrad, Gary W ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Cornea; Lens; Nerves; Robo; Slit

Indexed keywords

ROUNDABOUT RECEPTOR; SLIT1 PROTEIN; SLIT2 PROTEIN; SLIT3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA INNERVATION; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EXPLANT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH CONE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; INNERVATION; LENS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE CULTURE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 84857030463     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.12.039     Document Type: Article

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