Topographic Maps: Motor Axons Wait Their Turn
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.047
Topographic Maps: Motor Axons Wait Their Turn
Abstract
Topographic maps are a basic organizational feature of nervous systems, and their construction involves both spatial and temporal cues. A recent study reports a novel mechanism of topographic map formation which relies on the timing of axon initiation.
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Comment on
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Vagus Motor Neuron Topographic Map Determined by Parallel Mechanisms of hox5 Expression and Time of Axon Initiation.Curr Biol. 2017 Dec 18;27(24):3812-3825.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.022. Epub 2017 Dec 7. Curr Biol. 2017. PMID: 29225029 Free PMC article.
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