Multiple roles of eph receptors and ephrins in neural development

@article{Wilkinson2001MultipleRO,
  title={Multiple roles of eph receptors and ephrins in neural development},
  author={David G. Wilkinson},
  journal={Nature Reviews Neuroscience},
  year={2001},
  volume={2},
  pages={155-164}
}
  • D. Wilkinson
  • Published 1 March 2001
  • Biology
  • Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The control of cell movement during development is essential for forming and stabilizing the spatial organization of tissues and cell types. During initial steps of tissue patterning, distinct regional domains or cell types arise at appropriate locations, and the movement of cells is constrained in order to maintain spatial relationships during growth. In other situations, the guidance of migrating cells or neuronal growth cones to specific destinations underlies the establishment or… 
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