Architects in neural circuit design: Glia control neuron numbers and connectivity

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 395-405

  Corty, Megan M ^a   Freeman, Marc R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL COUNT; CELL INTERACTION; CONNECTOME; GLIA; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; HUMANS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84890231801     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201306099     Document Type: Review

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