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Abstract
In the developing vertebrate brain, newly born neurons migrate away from the proliferative zones. A new paper suggests that the initial phase of this migration may be propelled by the mechanical properties of the new neurons' processes rather than more conventional mechanisms of cell migration.Mesh:
Year: 2007 PMID: 17339019 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.01.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834