Differential Localization of Glutamate Receptor Subunits at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1406-1415

  Marrus, Scott B ^a   Portman, Scott L ^a   Allen, Marcus J ^b,c   Moffat, Kevin G ^b   DiAntonio, Aaron ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afferent; Drosophila; Glutamate receptor; Neuromuscular junction; Synapse; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2A; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2B; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 3; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL VIABILITY; DROSOPHILA; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RECEPTOR BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; MUTAGENESIS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1242314201     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1575-03.2004     Document Type: Article

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