Axon Guidance: Growth Cones Make an Unexpected Turn
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Axonal growth cones can turn in response to minute concentration differences in extracellular guidance cues. Surprising new work suggests that these cues might steer the growth cone by inducing rapid local changes in protein levels.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002