Distinct molecular pathways mediate glial activation and engulfment of axonal debris after axotomy

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 979-987

  Ziegenfuss, Jennifer S ^a   Doherty, Johnna ^a   Freeman, Marc R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRK MBC DCED 12 COMPLEX PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; RAC1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GLIA CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; AXOTOMY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROGLIA; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 84862839308     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: 15461726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.3135     Document Type: Article

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