Neuregulin expression at neuromuscular synapses is modulated by synaptic activity and neurotrophic factors

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2206-2214

  Loeb, Jeffrey A ^a   Hmadcha, Abdelkrim ^a   Fischbach, Gerald D ^b   Land, Susan J ^a   Zakarian, Vaagn L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; BDNF; GDNF; Neuregulin; Neuromuscular; Neurotrophin; NT 3; Synapse

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CURARE; MESSENGER RNA; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PROTEOHEPARAN SULFATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037088909     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-06-02206.2002     Document Type: Article

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