Postsynaptic signaling of new players at the neuromuscular junction

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 32, Issue 5-8, 2003, Pages 727-741

  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

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 5; EPHRIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PDZ PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTEIN SERINE KINASE; THREONINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL FRACTIONATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 3042536719     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEUR.0000020620.62318.01     Document Type: Review

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