Thrombospondins Are Astrocyte-Secreted Proteins that Promote CNS Synaptogenesis

Karen S. Christopherson; Erik M. Ullian; Caleb Stokes; Christine E. Mullowney; Johannes Hell; Azin Agah; Jack Lawler; Deane F. Mosher; Paul Börnstein; Ben A. Barres

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2004.12.020

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SynaptogenesisBiologyAstrocyteNeuroscienceThrombospondinsThrombospondinCentral nervous systemGenetics

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 120
Issue: 3
Pages: 421-433
Citations: 1653
Access: Closed

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                                    Karen S. Christopherson, 
                                
                                    Erik M. Ullian, 
                                
                                    Caleb Stokes
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Thrombospondins Are Astrocyte-Secreted Proteins that Promote CNS Synaptogenesis. 
                            Cell
                            , 120
                            (3)
                            , 421-433.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2004.12.020
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2004.12.020