Diverse functions of the extracellular matrix molecule agrin

Seminars in the Neurosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 357-366

  Denzer, Alain J ^a   Gesemann, Matthias ^a   Ruegg, Markus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Dystroglycan; Heparan sulfate proteoglycan; Heparin; Neuromuscular junction; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; HEPARIN; HEPARIN BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEOHEPARAN SULFATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; KIDNEY TUBULE BASEMENT MEMBRANE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA SPLICING; SYNAPSE; TISSUE GROWTH;

EID: 0030561523     PISSN: 10445765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smns.1996.0044     Document Type: Article

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