The role of microRNAs in regulating neuronal connectivity

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue JAN, 2014, Pages

  Chiu, Hui ^a   Alqadah, Amel ^a   Chang, Chieh ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon branching; Axon outgrowth; Axon pathfinding; Heterochronic miRNAs; miRNAs; Neuronal connectivity; Temporal regulation; Timing mechanisms

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; NETRIN; SEMAPHORIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONNECTOME; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NERVE GROWTH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RNA TRANSLATION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 84892176787     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00283     Document Type: Article

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