Auto-fusion and the shaping of neurons and tubes

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 136-145

  Soulavie, Fabien ^a   Sundaram, Meera V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auto fusion; Dendrite morphogenesis; Fusogen; Neurons regeneration; Seamless tube

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; FUSOGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL AUTO FUSION; CELL FISSION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL FUSION; CELL SHAPE; DENDRITE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXOPLASMIC FISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MAMMAL CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; PINOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; VULVA; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FUSION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS;

EID: 84979574690     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.07.018     Document Type: Review

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