Activity-dependent expression of NT-3 in muscle cells in culture: Implications in the development of neuromuscular junctions

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2947-2958

  Xie, Kewei ^a   Wang, Ti ^a   Olafsson, Petur ^a   Mizuno, Keiko ^a   Lu, Bai ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

activity dependent; membrane depolarization; nerve muscle co culture; neuromuscular synapse; neurotrophins; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030903722     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-09-02947.1997     Document Type: Article

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