Axons - Physiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Intra-axonal patterning: intrinsic compartmentalization of the axonal membrane in Drosophila neurons.

27 Oct 2009 In the developing nervous system, distribution of membrane molecules, particularly axon guidance receptors, is often restricted to specific segments of axons. Such localization of membrane molecules can be important for the formation and function of ... Read more...

Combined intrinsic and extrinsic neuronal mechanisms facilitate bridging axonal regeneration one year after spinal cord injury.

27 Oct 2009 Despite advances in promoting axonal regeneration after acute spinal cord injury (SCI), elicitation of bridging axon regeneration after chronic SCI remains a formidable challenge. We report that combinatorial therapies administered 6 weeks, and as ... Read more...

Guidance receptors find their places in the axonal order.

27 Oct 2009 In this issue of Neuron, Katsuki and colleagues show that cell-autonomous mechanisms divide Drosophila axons into proximal and distal compartments. Axon guidance receptors selectively localize to one compartment. A diffusion barrier exists near the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Axons - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Intra-axonal patterning: intrinsic compartmentalization of the axonal membrane in Drosophila neurons. 27 Oct 2009
• Combined intrinsic and extrinsic neuronal mechanisms facilitate bridging axonal regeneration one year after spinal cord injury. 27 Oct 2009
• Guidance receptors find their places in the axonal order. 27 Oct 2009
• The TC10-Exo70 complex is essential for membrane expansion and axonal specification in developing neurons. 19 Oct 2009
• Muscle contractions guide rohon-beard peripheral sensory axons. 19 Oct 2009
• KLF family members regulate intrinsic axon regeneration ability. 7 Oct 2009
• Neuroscience. Nuclear power for axonal growth. 7 Oct 2009
• Semaphorin 3F is a bifunctional guidance cue for dopaminergic axons and controls their fasciculation, channeling, rostral growth, and intracortical targeting. 5 Oct 2009
• Comparative screening of glial cell types reveals extracellular matrix that inhibits retinal axon growth in a chondroitinase ABC-resistant fashion. 29 Sep 2009
• Retinal structure in amplyopia. 29 Sep 2009
• Spinal interneuron axons spontaneously regenerate after spinal cord injury in the adult feline. 28 Sep 2009
• AnkyrinG is required to maintain axo-dendritic polarity in vivo. 22 Sep 2009
• Glutamate controls growth rate and branching of dopaminergic axons. 21 Sep 2009
• Motoneuron transplantation rescues the phenotype of SMARD1 (spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1). 21 Sep 2009
• Optogenetic dissection of a behavioural module in the vertebrate spinal cord. 15 Sep 2009
• Axonal targeting of Trk receptors via transcytosis regulates sensitivity to neurotrophin responses. 14 Sep 2009
• APC2 plays an essential role in axonal projections through the regulation of microtubule stability. 14 Sep 2009
• Neuropathy target esterase is required for adult vertebrate axon maintenance. 14 Sep 2009
• Selective expression of ligand-gated ion channels in L5 pyramidal cell axons. 14 Sep 2009
• Towards a unified theory for morphomechanics. 11 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Axons'

Definition: Nerve fibers that are capable of rapidly conducting impulses away from the neuron cell body.

Descriptor UI: D001369

Alternative terms: Axons; Axon;

Related Mesh Headings: Axotomy;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; enzymology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.663.542.145; A11.284.180.075; A11.671.137;

Technical Notes: NERVE FIBERS is available; giant squid axon: coord IM with SQUID (NIM)