From plaque to pretzel: Fold formation and acetylcholine receptor loss at the developing neuromuscular junction

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3663-3675

  Marques, Maria Julia ^a,b   Conchello, José Angel ^a,c   Lichtman, Jeff W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor distribution; Active zones; Neuromuscular junction development; Postsynaptic membrane topography; Reflected light confocal microscopy; Synapse elimination

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOSS; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034658289     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-10-03663.2000     Document Type: Article

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