Agrin controls synaptic differentiation in hippocampal neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 9086-9095

  Böse, Christian M ^a   Qiu, Dike ^a   Bergamaschi, Andrea ^c   Gravante, Biagio ^c   Bossi, Mario ^b   Villa, Antonello ^b   Rupp, Fabio ^a,d   Malgaroli, Antonio ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Nuvelo Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrin; Agrin antibodies; Antisense oligonucleotides; Primary hippocampal neurons; Synapses; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; ANTIBODY; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RAT; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0034671343     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-24-09086.2000     Document Type: Article

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