Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Axon"

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Amyloid Precursor Protein-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms in Hypoxia-Induced Axonopathy

Christianson, Melissa Gottron (2012)

<p>Hypoxia is a profound stressor of the central nervous system implicated in numerous neurodegenerative diseases. While it is increasingly evident that the early effects of hypoxia cause impairment at the level of the ...
Identification of Transforming Growth Factor-beta as an Extracellular Signal Required for Axon Specification in Embryonic Brain Development

Yi, Jason Joon-mo (2009)

<p>The specification of a single axon and multiple dendrites is the first observable event during neuronal morphogenesis and such structural specialization underlies neural connectivity and nervous system function. Numerous ...