Ectopic expression of NCAM in skeletal muscle of transgenic mice results in terminal sprouting at the neuromuscular junction and altered structure but not function

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 244-261

  Walsh, Frank S ^a   Hobbs, Carl ^b   Wells, Dominic J ^c   Slater, Clarke R ^d   Fazeli, Sam ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0034112557     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1999.0815     Document Type: Article

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