Neuromuscular junctions: The state of the union

被引：4

作者：

Wells, DG

Fallon, JR

机构：

[1] Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Box 1953, Providence, RI 02912

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 1996年 / 6卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-9822(02)70668-4

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Synaptic differentiation is triggered by signals from the ingrowing axon and is shaped by information exchange between the presynaptic and postsynaptic cells. The central role of agrin in this process, and the identity of the signaling component of its receptor, have now been established.

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