Neonatal partial denervation results in nodal but not terminal sprouting and a decrease in efficacy of remaining neuromuscular junctions in rat soleus muscle

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 8931-8944

  Lubischer, Jane L ^a   Thompson, Wesley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Motoneuron; NMJ; Schwann cells; Synapse elimination; Synaptic strength; Urate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE ENDING; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE SPROUTING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0033570325     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-20-08931.1999     Document Type: Article

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