The relationship of neuromuscular synapse elimination to synaptic degeneration and pathology: Insights from Wlds and other mutant mice

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 32, Issue 5-8, 2003, Pages 863-881

  Gillingwater, Thomas H ^a   Ribchester, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DROSOPHILA; EVALUATION; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISORDER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UBIQUITINATION; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; ART; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

MUS MUSCULUS; WALLERIA;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PORTRAITS; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 3042624675     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEUR.0000020629.51673.f5     Document Type: Review

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