Synchronous symmetry breaking in neurons with different neurite counts.

As neurons develop, several immature processes (i.e., neurites) grow out of the cell body. Over time, each neuron breaks symmetry when only one of its neurites grows much longer than the rest, becoming an axon. This symmetry breaking is an important step in neurodevelopment, and aberrant symmetry br...

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Main Authors: Zachary D Wissner-Gross, Mark A Scott, Joseph D Steinmeyer, Mehmet Fatih Yanik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3569465?pdf=render