Dynamic peripheral traction forces balance stable neurite tension in regenerating Aplysia bag cell neurons

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Hyland, Callen ^a   Mertz, Aaron F ^b   Forscher, Paul ^a   Dufresne, Eric ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ANIMAL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; GROWTH CONE; HEMOLYMPH; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; NEURITE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRACTION THERAPY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; APLYSIA; GROWTH CONES; HEMOLYMPH; MICROTUBULES; NEURITES; TRACTION;

EID: 84901036133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04961     Document Type: Article

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