Mechanosensing is critical for axon growth in the developing brain.

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Published in Nat Neurosci on September 19, 2016

Authors

David E Koser1, Amelia J Thompson1, Sarah K Foster1, Asha Dwivedy1, Eva K Pillai1, Graham K Sheridan1, Hanno Svoboda1, Matheus Viana2, Luciano da F Costa2, Jochen Guck3, Christine E Holt1, Kristian Franze1,3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
2: São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil.
3: Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

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