Mechanical activity is necessary for the elimination of polyneuronal innervation of developing rat soleus muscles

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-134

  Greensmith, Linda ^a   Harding, Duncan I ^a   Meyer, Martin P ^a   Vrbová, Gerta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine sensitivity; Dantrolene sodium; Development; Excitation contraction coupling; Muscle force

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AXONS; DANTROLENE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HINDLIMB; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032505023     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(98)00106-0     Document Type: Article

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