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Mutations in dock1 disrupt early Schwann cell development.

Rebecca L Cunningham1, Amy L Herbert1, Breanne L Harty1,2

  • 1Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.

Neural Development
|August 10, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Mutations in dock1 impair peripheral nervous system development in zebrafish, delaying Schwann cell myelination and axon sorting. This research highlights dock1

Keywords:
MyelinationSchwann cell developmentZebrafishdock1

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