The Wnt and BMP families of signaling morphogens at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 8924-8946

  Henríquez, Juan P ^a   Krull, Catherine E ^b   Osses, Nelson ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

BMP; Neuromuscular junction; Wnt

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; MORPHOGEN; WNT PROTEIN;

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; WNT PROTEINS; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84055176239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12128924     Document Type: Review

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