Ephrin-as are required for the topographic mapping but not laminar choice of physiologically distinct RGC types

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 584-593

  Sweeney, Neal T ^a   James, Kiely N ^a   Sales, Emily C ^a   Feldheim, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ephrin A; Topographic mapping; Visual system development

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A2; EPHRIN A5; AMINO ACID; DOLAISOLEUCINE; EPHRIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETICS; MOUSE; MUTANT; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VISUAL INFORMATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EPHRINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84929511474     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 1932846X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22265     Document Type: Article

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