Topological differences along mammalian motor nerve terminals for spontaneous and alpha-bungarotoxin-induced sprouting

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-52

  Tomas, J ^a   Lanuza, M A ^a,b   Santafe M ^a   Fenoll Brunet, M R ^a   Garcia, N ^a  

^a FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mice; Nerve terminal sprouting; Neuromuscular junction; Neuronal plasticity; Neurotoxins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTOXICATION; MALE; MAMMAL CELL; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTOR NERVE; MOUSE; MUSCLE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN;

AGING; ANIMALS; AXONS; BUNGAROTOXINS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; MAMMALS; MICE; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE ENDINGS; PARALYSIS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033974114     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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