title: Neuronal growth and shape.
abstract: Several aspects of neuronal growth related to the questions of shape acquisition, target attainment and target recognition are reviewed with an emphasis on how external cues and fields intervene in these developmental processes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D001048:Aplysia; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D002465:Cell Movement; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005796:Genes; D006112:Gravitation; D007313:Insecta / Q000254:growth & development; D007797:Laminin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000166:cytology; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D009420:Nervous System / Q000254:growth & development*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000166:cytology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D007797:Laminin; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D004298:Dopamine