How Do Interactions Between Axon Guidance Molecules Bring About Directed Axon Growth?

Grant number: DP0558835

Abstract

A better understanding of this basic biological process will greatly assist the development of therapies to treat a wide range of clinical conditions in which axonal connections between neurons are disrupted by trauma or disease.

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