Central synapse and neuromuscular junction: Same players, different roles

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 395-402

  Lai, Kwok On ^a   Ip, Nancy Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 5; EPHRIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; LIGAND; PROTEIN MUSK; PROTEIN P35; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MOLECULE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0038015606     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(03)00147-1     Document Type: Review

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