Postsynaptic anchoring of receptors: A cellular approach to neuronal and muscular sensitivity

Neuroscientist

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 100-108

  Kirsch, Joachim ^a,b   Kröger, Stephan ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clustering; Extracellular matrix; Membrane cytoskeleton interactions; Neuromuscular junction; Synapse

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042866754     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385849600200211     Document Type: Review

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