Intercellular Communication That Mediates Formation of the Neuromuscular Junction

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 143-170

  Daniels, Mathew P ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Agrin; Cell adhesion; Extracellular matrix; Growth factors; Nerve terminal; Neuromuscular junction; Proteolysis; Receptor tyrosine kinases; Synapse development

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CELL COMMUNICATION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FIBERS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0031159651     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02740654     Document Type: Article

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