Compartmental microfluidic system for studying muscle-neuron communication and neuromuscular junction maintenance

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 69-88

  Ionescu, Ariel ^a   Zahavi, Eitan Erez ^a   Gradus, Tal ^a   Ben Yaakov, Keren ^a   Perlson, Eran ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Axonal transport; Microfluidic chamber; Motoneuron; Neuromuscular Junction; Neurotrophic factors

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FLUORESCENT DYE; SYNAPSIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTUBE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; STEM CELL; ANIMAL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL CULTURE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROFLUIDICS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; MICE; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84949670719     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: 16181298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2015.11.004     Document Type: Article

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