RNA Granules: Functions within Presynaptic Terminals and Postsynaptic Spines

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 389-395

  Khandjian, E W ^a   Tournier, B ^a   Seguin S ^a   Tremblay, S ^a   De Koninck, P ^a   Davidovic, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Axonal growth cone; Local translation; Ribonucleoprotein complex; RNA binding protein; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857111992     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.02035-0     Document Type: Chapter

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