Novel mouse model reveals distinct activity-dependent and -independent contributions to synapse development

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Pacifici, Pier Giorgio ^a   Peter, Christoph ^a,c   Yampolsky, Pessah ^a   Koenen, Michael ^a   McArdle, Joseph J ^b   Witzemann, Veit ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Apceth GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR EPSILON; ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR GAMMA; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUTATION; MYOTUBE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CAPPING PHENOMENON; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUTANT PROTEINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTOR AGGREGATION; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SYNAPSES;

EID: 79551636300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016469     Document Type: Article

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