Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Synapse-Specific Gene Expression during Development of the Neuromuscular Junction

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 390-395

  Goldman, Daniel ^a   Sapru, Mohan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ets transcription factors; MAP kinase; Neuregulin; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Protein tyrosine phosphatases; Ras

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; GLYCOPROTEIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN); RAS PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; CELL NUCLEUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNAPSE;

ADULT; CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CELL NUCLEUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUREGULINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RAS PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0032135221     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h98-023     Document Type: Article

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