A link between axon guidance and axon fasciculation suggested by studies of the tyrosine kinase receptor EphA5/REK7 and its ligand Ephrin-A5/AL-1

Abstract. The possible roles of the tyrosine kinase receptor EphA5 and its ligand Ephrin-A5 in axon guidance and axon fasciculation are reviewed.

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