In vivo observations of terminal Schwann cells at normal, denervated, and reinnervated mouse neuromuscular junctions

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 270-286

  O'Malley, James P ^a,b   Waran, Manisha T ^a   Balice Gordon, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Denervation; Neuromuscular junction; Reinnervation; Schwann cell; Skeletal muscle; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DENERVATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINNERVATION; SCHWANN CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENERVATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 0032959576     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19990205)38:2<270::AID-NEU9>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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