Spatial organization of axonal microtubules.
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Spatial organization of axonal microtubules
Several workers have found that axonal microtubules have a uniform polarity orientation. It is the "+" end of the polymer that is distal to the cell body. The experiments reported here investigate whether this high degree of organization can be accounted for on the basis of structures or mechanisms within the axon. Substantial depolymerization of axonal microtubules was observed in isolated, po...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0021-9525,1540-8140
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.99.4.1289