A globular, not asymmetric, form of acetylcholinesterase is expressed in chick motor neurons: Down-regulation toward maturity and after denervation

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 479-487

  Tsim, Karl W K ^b   Choi, Roy C Y ^b   Dong, Tina T X ^b   Wan, David C C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Butyrylcholinesterase; Collagen like tail; Muscle development; Neuromuscular junctions; Postsynaptic specializations

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; ENZYME ASSAY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031012801     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68020479.x     Document Type: Article

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