Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction: Molecular components and mechanisms underlying synaptic plasticity

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-25

  Koh, Young Ho ^a   Gramates, L Sian ^a   Budnik, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

CAMKII; Discs large; Gene regulation; In vitro system; MAGUKs; PKA; Postsynaptic protein translation; Retrograde signals; Second messengers; Synapse assembly

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

CAMKII; DISK LARGE; GENE-REGULATION; IN VITRO SYSTEM; IN-VITRO; MAGUK; PKA; POSTSYNAPTIC PROTEIN TRANSLATION; PROTEIN TRANSLATION; RETROGRADE SIGNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SYNAPSE ASSEMBLY; VITRO SYSTEM;

CELL CULTURE;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

APLYSIA; INSECTA;

EID: 0008591109     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(20000401)49:1<14::AID-JEMT3>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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