Structural and functional alterations of neuromuscular junctions in NCAM-deficient mice

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 6529-6539

  Rafuse, Victor F ^a   Polo Parada, Luis ^a   Landmesser, Lynn T ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FM1 43; NCAM; Neuromuscular transmission; Synapse elimination; Synapse maturation; Synaptic depression

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; POLYSIALIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NULL CELL; PLASTICITY; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034279193     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-17-06529.2000     Document Type: Article

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