A quantitative fluorescence-imaging technique for studying acetylcholine receptor turnover at neuromuscular junctions in living animals

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-208

  Turney, Stephen G ^a   Culican, Susan M ^a   Lichtman, Jeff W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Fluorescence standard; Microfluorometry; Neuromuscular junction; Quantitative fluorescence microscopy; SIT video camera; Spectralon; Bungarotoxin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0029864658     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(95)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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