Subunit composition of neurofilaments specifies axonal diameter.

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Published in J Cell Biol on June 01, 1996

Authors

Z Xu1, J R Marszalek, M K Lee, P C Wong, J Folmer, T O Crawford, S T Hsieh, J W Griffin, D W Cleveland

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.

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