..., as axons remodel their branches and become restricted into eye-specific territories ( Hahm et al.,1999 ; Linden et al.,1981 ; Sretavan and Shatz,1986 ). Visual system development Retinal ganglion cell Retino-geniculate segregation ERK pathway © 2004. 2004 8 4 2004...

... ) 12 05 1999 05 07 1999 © 1999 by Company of Biologists 1999 Drosophila Visual system development Glia Migration Axon guidance Glia play diverse supportive roles in the adult nervous system, including wrapping and insulating neurons, providing them with nourishment...

... January 1999 © 1999 by Company of Biologists 1999 Drosophila Visual system development Retinal projection Topographic map formation Netrin frazzled What is the role of Fra in the target cells? Our experiments show that Fra is not required for neuronal or glial...

... Neurocan Tenascin Visual system development The most intensively studied forebrain axonal system is the retinal ganglion cell axon projection. During development retinal axons extend from the eye to the optic chiasm at the ventral surface of the diencephalon. They then extend in a dorsocaudal...

... 1995 © 1995 by Company of Biologists 1995 polysialic acid optic axons visual system development axon fasciculation axon guidance mechanism optic tectum optic tract chick The polysialic acid moiety (PSA) attached to the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), has strong anti...

... mutant competition R7 photoreceptor neuron visual system development The ability of an organism to see depends on the precise connectivity patterns of its visual neurons. In vertebrates, projections from retinal neurons are arranged in the brain in the form of maps: neighbor relationships...

... © 1994 by Company of Biologists 1994 visual system development lamina innervation long terminal repeat (LTR) Drosophila During development of the visual systems of all organisms, precise synaptic connections between the eye and the brain are established. Proper establishment...