Neuromuscular activity blockade induced by muscimol and d-tubocurarine differentially affects the survival of embryonic chick motoneurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 7925-7939

  Usiak, Marianne F ^a   Landmesser, Lynn T ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity blockade; Cell death period; Intramuscular nerve branching; Motoneuron survival; Muscimol; Spontaneous burst activity

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033568847     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-18-07925.1999     Document Type: Article

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