Morphology of diaphragm neuromuscular junctions on different fibre types

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 88-100

  Prakash, Y S ^a   Miller, S M ^a   Huang, M ^a   Sieck, G C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029987132     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02284788     Document Type: Article

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