作者
Geoffrey J Goodhill
发表日期
1998/6/1
来源
Trends in neurosciences
卷号
21
期号
6
页码范围
226-231
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Axon guidance by gradients plays an important role in wiring up the developing nervous system. Growth cones seem to sense a concentration difference across their spatial extent, and convert this into a signal to move up or down a gradient. In this article, a simple mathematical framework is developed to understand when and where gradient detection can occur as a function of gradient shape. This framework is applied to two examples: the guidance of axons by target-derived diffusible factors in vivo and in collagen gels, and guidance by substrate-bound gradients of optimal shape, as might be relevant in the retinotectal system. Two distinct spatial limits on guidance emerge: 1mm for a target-derived diffusible gradient, and 1cm for a substrate-bound gradient.
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