Activity-dependent editing of neuromuscular synaptic connections

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 513-522

  Personius, Kirkwood E ^a   Balice Gordon, Rita J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap junction; Motor neuron; Plasticity; Skeletal muscle; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CELL INTERACTION; GAP JUNCTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034668709     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(00)00384-1     Document Type: Review

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