Poly- and mononeuronal innervation in a model for the development of neuromuscular connections

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 495-511

  Van Ooyen, Arjen ^a,b   Willshaw, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; MODEL; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0033590728     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0849     Document Type: Article

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