Axon Chemotaxis

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The commissural axon grows ventrally towards the ___ source

Netrin

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2. When the commissural axons get to the floor plate, they start expressing a membrane receptor called ____ that is activated by ___

Robo, slit

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3a. The ____ receptors make the growth cone less sensitive to ___

Robo, netrin

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3b. The ___ receptors make the growth cone ____ by ____.

Robo, repulsed, slit

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4. Indifferent to ___ and repulsed by ___ the axon grows away from the floor plate

Netrin, slit

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The floorplate also secretes a molecule called

slit