Roles of glial cells in synapse development

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2037-2047

  Pfrieger, Frank W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Neurodegeneration; Neuroglia; Neuromuscular junction; Schwann cells; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL CULTURE; FLY; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; WORM;

ANIMALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

MUS;

EID: 67649986500     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0005-7     Document Type: Review

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