Role of EphA/ephrin-A signaling in the development of topographic maps in mouse corticothalamic projections

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 521, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 626-637

  Torii, Masaaki ^a,b   Rakic, Pasko ^a   Levitt, Pat ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon branching; Axon guidance; Somatosensory system; Topographic map

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A; EPHRIN RECEPTOR A7; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; EPHRIN RECEPTOR A7 GENE; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MEDIAL POSTERIOR COMPLEX; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR GENE; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VENTROBASAL COMPLEX;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN MAPPING; EPHRIN-A1; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PREGNANCY; RECEPTOR, EPHA7; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMUS;

EID: 84871402539     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23195     Document Type: Article

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