Wnt Signaling Positions Neuromuscular Connectivity by Inhibiting Synapse Formation in C. elegans

Cell

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 704-716

  Klassen, Matthew P ^a   Shen, Kang ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MOLNEURO

Indexed keywords

FRIZZLED PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MOTONEURON; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 34547951116     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.06.046     Document Type: Article

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