Genetic evidence for a contribution of EphA:EphrinA reverse signaling to motor axon guidance

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 5209-5215

  Dudanova, Irina ^a   Kao, Tzu Jen ^b   Herrmann, Julia E ^c   Zheng, Binhai ^c   Kania, Artur ^b,d,e   Klein, Rüdiger ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT; EPHRIN A4; EPHRIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPHRINS; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR NEURONS; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84859524688     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5707-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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