Conditions for Optic Axon Outgrowth
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Brain, Behavior and Evolution
- Vol. 31 (4) , 218-226
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000116590
Abstract
A series of studies is described which show that retinal axon outgrowth can be stimulated by the close proximity of an appropriate target region. The suggestion is offered that, in normal development, optic axons first follow cues available at the surface of the brainstem, but once they reach a target region, ramify there in response to the presence of a target-derived factor.Keywords
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