Development of Drosophila larval neuromuscular junctions: Maintaining synaptic strength

Neuroscience

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 505-513

  Li, H ^a   Peng, X ^a   Cooper, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular junction; Neurotransmission; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; INNERVATION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VARICOSIS;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LARVA; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037146658     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(02)00380-9     Document Type: Article

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