MuSK: A kinase critical for the formation and maintenance of the neuromuscular junction

Neuromethods

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 203-217

  Barik, Arnab ^a   Xiong, Wen Cheng ^a   Mei, Lin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AChR Pre patterning; Agrin hypothesis; Juxtamembrane domain; Lrp4; MASC; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; MUSCLE SPECIFIC KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 84979247252     PISSN: 08932336     EISSN: 19406045     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-824-5_11     Document Type: Chapter

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