Age-Related Differences in Synaptic Plasticity following Muscle Unloading

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 246-256

  Deschenes, Michael R ^a   Wilson, Meredith H ^a  

^a William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Endplate; Muscle unloading; Nerve terminal; Neuromuscular junction; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGING; ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC VESICLES; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242637175     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10271     Document Type: Article

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