Mechanisms and molecules of neuronal wiring: A primer

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Kolodkin, Alex L ^a   Tessier Lavigne, Marc ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; EPHRIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE PROTEIN; SEMAPHORIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYTOSKELETON; EPHRINS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE NET; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SEMAPHORINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84863857634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a001727     Document Type: Review

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