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Axon guidance at the midline choice point.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Jun 2001
Kaprielian Z, Runko E, Imondi R
Abstract excerpt
The central nervous system (CNS) of higher organisms is bilaterally-symmetric. The transfer of information between the two sides of the nervous system occurs through commissures formed by neurons that project axons across the midline to the contralateral side of the CNS. Interestingly, these axons cross the midline only once. Other neurons extend axons that never cross the midline; they project exclusively on...
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