Differential regulation of active zone density during long-term strengthening of Drosophila neuromuscular junctions

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 9399-9409

  Reiff, Dierk F ^a   Thiel, Philippe R ^a   Schuster, Christoph M ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER LABORATORY OF THE MAX PLANCK SOCIETY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active zone density; Cameleon 2; Consolidation; Drosophila; Glutamate receptor; Long term strengthening; Neuromuscular junction; Presynaptic Ca2+; Synaptic protein synthesis; Transgenic Ca2+ imaging

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0036850935     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-21-09399.2002     Document Type: Article

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