Neuregulins at the neuromuscular synapse: Past, present, and future

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1827-1833

  Rimer, Mendell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

ErbB receptors; Neuromuscular junction; Synapse specific transcription; Terminal Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUSCLE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHWANN CELL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOTOR ENDPLATE; NEUREGULIN-1; NEUREGULINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 34447309774     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21237     Document Type: Short Survey

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