N-CAM, 43K-rapsyn, and s-laminin mRNAs are concentrated at synaptic sites in muscle fibers

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 80-89

  Moscoso, Lisa M ^a   Merlie, John P ^a   Sanes, Joshua R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0028910837     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1995.1008     Document Type: Article

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