Axon Growth and Guidance

The complexarchitectureofneuronal networks togetherwith the extraordinary associated functions make the nervous system a fascinating biological structure. The considerable work performed to explore this cellular machinery is nowadays successfulbecause the mysteryofnervous system developmentisbeing u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Bagnard, Dominique (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 621
Temas:
Neurosciences.
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Pharmacology.
Neuroscience.
Biomedical Research.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Axonal Growth
  • Netrins and Their receptors
  • Eph Receptors and Ephrin Ligands in Axon Guidance
  • Role of Semaphorins during Axon Growth and Guidance
  • Slits and Their Receptors
  • Neurotrophic Factors: Are They Axon Guidance Molecules?
  • The Role of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Axon Growth and Guidance
  • Neurotransmitters and the Development of Neuronal Circuits
  • The Hedgehog, TGF-?/BMP and Wnt Families of Morphogens in Axon Guidance
  • The Role of Cyclic Nucleotides in Axon Guidance
  • Membrane Lipid Rafts and Their Role in Axon Guidance
  • The Role of Glial Cells in Axon Guidance, Fasciculation and Targeting.

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