The Agrin/MuSK signaling pathway is spatially segregated from the neuregulin/ErbB rerceptor signaling pathway at the neuromuscular junction

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 8762-8770

  Trinidad, J C ^a   Fischbach, G D ^a   Cohen, J B ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrin; erbB receptor; Immunohistochemistry; MuSK; Neuregulin; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034554838     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-23-08762.2000     Document Type: Article

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