Postnatal development of Schwann cells at neuromuscular junctions, with special reference to synapse elimination

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 799-809

  Hirata, K ^a   Zhou, C ^a   Nakamura, K ^a   Kawabuchi, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN S 100;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; S100 PROTEINS; SCHWANN CELLS; SYNAPSES; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES; TIME FACTORS; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 0031422265     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018570500052     Document Type: Article

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