Activity-dependent synaptic competition at mammalian neuromuscular junctions

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 85-91

  Buffelli, Mario ^a   Busetto, Giuseppe ^a   Bidoia, Carlo ^a   Favero, Morgana ^a   Cangiano, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; EVOKED RESPONSE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE ELIMINATION; ANIMAL; INNERVATION; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; MAMMALS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 3042841954     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/nips.01464.2003     Document Type: Review

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