Synapse maturation and structural plasticity at Drosophila neuromuscular junctions

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 858-867

  Budnik, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GENE PRODUCT; ION CHANNEL;

DROSOPHILA; MUSCLE GROWTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER;

EID: 0030469153     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(96)80038-9     Document Type: Article

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