Assembly and maturation of the drosophila larval neuromuscular junction

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 43, Issue , 1999, Pages 93-117

  Gramates, L Sian ^a   Budnik, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MOTONEURON; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; LARVA; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION;

EID: 0032608712     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(08)60542-5     Document Type: Article

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