An intrinsic distinction in neuromuscular junction assembly and maintenance in different skeletal muscles

Neuron

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 357-370

  Pun, San ^a   Sigrist, Markus ^b   Santos, Alexandre F ^a   Ruegg, Markus A ^b   Sanes, Joshua R ^c   Jessell, Thomas M ^d   Arber, Silvia ^a,b   Caroni, Pico ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; MOUSE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0037171788     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(02)00670-0     Document Type: Article

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