Neural agrin activates a high-affinity receptor in C2 muscle cells that is unresponsive to muscle agrin

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3791-3797

  Bowen, David C ^a   Sugiyama, Janice ^b   Ferns, Michael ^c   Hall, Zach W ^b,d  

^a REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

acetylcholine receptor; agrin; dystroglycan; muscle; receptor; synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; PYROXYLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0029950853     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-12-03791.1996     Document Type: Article

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