Effects of the ecdysoneless mutant on synaptic efficacy and structure at the neuromuscular junction in Drosophila larvae during normal and prolonged development

Neuroscience

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 193-200

  Li, H ^a   Cooper, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecdysone; Hormone; Insect; Neuromuscular junction; Neurotransmission; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ECDYSONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; FLY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE GROWTH; NERVE ENDING; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ECDYSONE; ECDYSTERONE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FOOD, FORMULATED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035801327     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(01)00263-9     Document Type: Article

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