Rapid synapse elimination after postsynaptic protein synthesis inhibition in vivo

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 6064-6067

  McCann, Corey M ^a   Nguyen, Quyen T ^a,b   Neto, Humberto Santo ^a,c   Lichtman, Jeff W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular junction; Protein synthesis; Synapse elimination; Synaptic maintenance; Time lapse; Trophic factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MONITORING; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; AXONS; MICE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249795451     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0627-07.2007     Document Type: Article

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