Death of developing neurons: New insights and implications for connectivity

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 385-393

  Dekkers, Martijn P J ^a   Nikoletopoulou, Vassiliki ^b   Barde, Yves Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A;

CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; EMBRYOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MICE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RECEPTOR, TRKB; RECEPTOR, TRKC; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 84890144572     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201306136     Document Type: Review

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