Microtubules in neurons as information carriers

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-239

  Dent, Erik W ^a   Baas, Peter W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

axon; dendrite; microtubule; spine

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE PLUS END TRACKING PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MICROTUBULE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AXON; DENDRITE; MICROTUBULE; SPINE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROTUBULES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84897993752     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12621     Document Type: Review

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