The liprin protein SYD-2 regulates the differentiation of presynaptic termini in C. elegans

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6751, 1999, Pages 371-375

  Zhen, Mel ^a   Jin, Yishi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0033598333     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/43886     Document Type: Article

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