Abstract
Investigation of nerve development and regeneration has revealed that the leading tip of the growing axon, the growth cone, can influence the rate and direction of growth. The filopodia especially have been implicated in a path finding role. However, due to their dynamic behavior, it has been difficult to quantitatively describe their contribution. To address this problem, we have applied a mathematical model of filopodial dynamics to examine path finding behavior. The model simulates the time required for a filopodium to contact a target at a distance, d, from the growth cone.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 34-35 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the IEEE 22nd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference - New Brunswick, NJ, USA Duration: Mar 14 1996 → Mar 15 1996 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the IEEE 22nd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference |
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| City | New Brunswick, NJ, USA |
| Period | 3/14/96 → 3/15/96 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Bioengineering