| Literature DB >> 22986501 |
Phuong Hoang1, Wesley B Grueber.
Abstract
Dendrites exhibit self-avoidance, in which branches of the same neuron repel each other while overlapping with branches from neighboring neurons. A recent paper by Lefebvre and colleagues reveals that clustered protocadherins provide a basis for neuronal recognition during dendrite self-avoidance in vertebrates.Mesh:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22986501 PMCID: PMC3587698 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2012.137
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Res ISSN: 1001-0602 Impact factor: 25.617