New perspectives on neuronal development via microfluidic environments

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 752-761

  Millet, Larry J ^a,b,c   Gillette, Martha U ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Dendrite; Developmental neuroscience; Microfluidic devices; Neuronal polarity; Synapse

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DIMETICONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NEUROTROPHIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; CELL POLARITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DENDRITIC CELL; EXPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEURODEGENERATION WITH BRAIN IRON ACCUMULATION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; NEUROSCIENCES;

EID: 84869873458     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: 1878108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2012.09.001     Document Type: Review

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