In vivo time-lapse imaging of synaptic takeover associated with naturally occurring synapse elimination

Neuron

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-73

  Walsh, Mark K ^a   Lichtman, Jeff W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0037426977     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(02)01142-X     Document Type: Article

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