Axon Guidance: Morphogens Show the Way
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Hedgehog and Wnt family proteins can act as classic developmental morphogens to pattern a field of nai;ve cells. Surprising new studies show that members of these same protein families also act as guidance cues for growing axons in the developing nervous system.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004