Genetic analysis of postsynaptic differentiation at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-100

  Sanes, Joshua R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; UTROPHIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0031045636     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(97)80126-2     Document Type: Article

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