Transcription in neuromuscular junction formation: Who turns on whom?

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 32, Issue 5-8, 2003, Pages 677-684

  Sunesen, Morten ^a   Chanceux, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MUSK; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; PROTEIN P35; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INNERVATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 3042678500     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEUR.0000020616.53664.80     Document Type: Review

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