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Coding of neuronal differentiation by calcium transients

N C Spitzer1, N J Lautermilch, R D Smith

  • 1Department of Biology and Center for Molecular Genetics, UCSD, La Jolla, California 92093-0357, USA. nspitzer@ucsd.edu

Summary

Spontaneous calcium transients in embryonic neurons regulate growth and differentiation. These electrical signals modulate neuronal development by influencing cytoskeletal motility and gene transcription in a frequency-dependent manner.

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