Agrin released by motor neurons induces the aggregation of acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions

Neuron

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 865-868

  Reist, Noreen E ^a   Werle, Michael J ^a   McMahan, U J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGRIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOTONEURON; MYOTUBE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA;

AGRIN; ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENS; MACROMOLECULAR SYSTEMS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RATS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026633248     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(92)90200-W     Document Type: Article

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