The synaptic cytoskeleton in development and disease

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-125

  Goellner, Bernd ^a,b   Aberle, Hermann ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ankyrin; Microtubule cytoskeleton; Neurodegeneration; Neuromuscular junction; Synapses

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ANKYRIN; CALCIUM ION; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SPECTRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CYTOSKELETON; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DENDRITIC SPINE; DROSOPHILA; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MAMMAL; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROTUBULE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 83455236064     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20892     Document Type: Article

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