Induced formation and maturation of acetylcholine receptor clusters in a defined 3D bio-artificial muscle

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 397-403

  Wang, Lin ^a,b   Shansky, Janet ^c   Vandenburgh, Herman ^c,d  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrin; Bio artificial muscle (BAM); Laminin; Neuromuscular junction (NMJ); Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AchR); Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LAMININ; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; BIO ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE TISSUE; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

AGRIN; ANIMALS; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SHAPE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LAMININ; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLES; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 84887995553     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8412-z     Document Type: Review

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