title: Neuronal polarization in vivo: Growing in a complex environment.
abstract: Neurons are one of the most polarized cell types in the body. During the past three decades, many researchers have attempted to understand the mechanisms of neuronal polarization using cultured neurons. Although these studies have succeeded in discovering the various signal molecules that regulate neuronal polarization, one major question remains unanswered: how do neurons polarize in vivo?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Funahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Namba
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamuta
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. Electronic address: kaibuchi@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaibuchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016764:Cell Polarity / Q000502:physiology*; D060833:Cellular Microenvironment / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*