Development of the vertebrate neuromuscular junction

The Sticky Synapse: Cell Adhesion Molecules and Their Role in Synapse Formation and Maintenance

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 39-84

  Fox, Michael A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrin; Basal lamina; Collagen IV; Laminin; Nidogen; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961241064     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-92708-4_3     Document Type: Chapter

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