Activity-dependent elimination of neuromuscular synapses

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 32, Issue 5-8, 2003, Pages 777-794

  Wyatt, Ryan M ^a   Balice Gordon, Rita J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE;

COMPETITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

VERTEBRATA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 3042668905     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEUR.0000020623.62043.33     Document Type: Review

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