Neural agrin controls maturation of the excitation-contraction coupling mechanism in human myotubes developing in vitro

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Bandi, Elena ^a,d   Jevšek, Marko ^c   Mars, Tomaz ^c   Jurdana, Mihaela ^a   Formaggio, Elena ^b   Sciancalepore, Marina ^a   Fumagalli, Guido ^b   Grubič, Zoran ^c   Ruzzier, Fabio ^a   Lorenzon, Paola ^a,d  

^a BRAIN Centre for Neuroscience   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium homeostasis; Differentiation; Neurotrophic factor; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FIBER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 38349083469     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00248.2007     Document Type: Article

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