Rapid dispersal of clustered postsynaptic nuclei following dissociation of skeletal muscle fibers

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2359-2367

  Brösamle, Christian ^a,b   Kuffler, Damien P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cell culture; extracellular matrix; frog; muscle fiber isolation; Rana pipiens; skeletal muscle fibers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030293869     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.199.11.2359     Document Type: Review

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