Function of neuromuscular synapses in the zebrafish choline- acetyltransferase mutant bajan

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1995-2004

  Wang, Meng ^a   Wen, Hua ^a,b   Brehm, Paul ^a,b  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

APNEA; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; MOTONEURON; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MUTATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 57349156623     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90517.2008     Document Type: Article

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