RNA-binding proteins and translational regulation in axons and growth cones

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 7 MAY, 2013, Pages

  Hörnberg, Hanna ^a   Holt, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Axon outgrowth; Local translation; RNA binding proteins; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PROTEOMICS; SYNAPSE; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EID: 84878848064     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00081     Document Type: Article

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