Neuromuscular Junction - Cytology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

PP2A and GSK-3beta act antagonistically to regulate active zone development.

14 Sep 2009 The synapse is composed of an active zone apposed to a postsynaptic cluster of neurotransmitter receptors. Each Drosophila neuromuscular junction comprises hundreds of such individual release sites apposed to clusters of glutamate receptors. Here, ... Read more...

Glia and muscle sculpt neuromuscular arbors by engulfing destabilized synaptic boutons and shed presynaptic debris.

23 Aug 2009 Synapse remodeling is an extremely dynamic process, often regulated by neural activity. Here we show during activity-dependent synaptic growth at the Drosophila NMJ many immature synaptic boutons fail to form stable postsynaptic contacts, are ... Read more...

Selective remodeling: refining neural connectivity at the neuromuscular junction.

23 Aug 2009 A primer on new research by Fuentes-Medel and colleagues explains the important role of non-neural cells in clearing neural debris, which is continuously produced during the normal remodeling processes that establish and maintain neural ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neuromuscular Junction - Cytology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• PP2A and GSK-3beta act antagonistically to regulate active zone development. 14 Sep 2009
• Glia and muscle sculpt neuromuscular arbors by engulfing destabilized synaptic boutons and shed presynaptic debris. 23 Aug 2009
• Selective remodeling: refining neural connectivity at the neuromuscular junction. 23 Aug 2009
• Cell type-specific requirements for heparan sulfate biosynthesis at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction: effects on synapse function, membrane trafficking, and mitochondrial localization. 29 Jun 2009
• Glutamate receptors localize postsynaptically at neuromuscular junctions in mice. 27 Feb 2009
• Syndapin promotes formation of a postsynaptic membrane system in Drosophila. 23 Feb 2009
• Insight into the motor unit activation and structure properties gained from EMG signal analysis. 22 Feb 2009
• Differential requirements for clathrin in receptor-mediated endocytosis and maintenance of synaptic vesicle pools. 14 Jan 2009
• A mammalian homolog of Drosophila tumorous imaginal discs, Tid1, mediates agrin signaling at the neuromuscular junction. 24 Nov 2008
• Identity, developmental restriction and reactivity of extralaminar cells capping mammalian neuromuscular junctions. 9 Nov 2008
• A synaptic nidogen: developmental regulation and role of nidogen-2 at the neuromuscular junction. 23 Sep 2008
• The rescue of developing avian motoneurons from programmed cell death by a selective inhibitor of the fetal muscle-specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. 30 May 2008
• Altered synaptic synchrony in motor nerve terminals lacking P/Q-calcium channels. 30 May 2008
• Muscle dystroglycan organizes the postsynapse and regulates presynaptic neurotransmitter release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. 28 Apr 2008
• Secreted frizzled related protein 1 (Sfrp1) and Wnt signaling in innervated and denervated skeletal muscle. 3 Apr 2008
• Mechanisms of neuromodulation as dissected using Sr2+ at motor nerve endings. 31 Mar 2008
• The role of glial cells in the formation and maintenance of the neuromuscular junction. 30 Dec 2007
• Spatial and temporal control of gene expression in Drosophila using the inducible GeneSwitch GAL4 system. I. Screen for larval nervous system drivers. 30 Dec 2007
• Selective targeting of different neural cell adhesion molecule isoforms during motoneuron myotube synapse formation in culture and the switch from an immature to mature form of synaptic vesicle cycling. 24 Dec 2007
• Structural factors influencing the efficacy of neuromuscular transmission. 18 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Neuromuscular Junction'

Definition: The synapse between a neuron and a muscle.

Descriptor UI: D009469

Alternative terms: Neuromuscular Junction; Junction, Neuromuscular; Junctions, Neuromuscular; Neuromuscular Junctions; Myoneural Junction; Junction, Myoneural; Junctions, Myoneural; Myoneural Junctions; Nerve-Muscle Preparation; Nerve Muscle Preparation; Nerve-Muscle Preparations; Preparation, Nerve-Muscle; Preparations, Nerve-Muscle;

Related Mesh Headings: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents; Receptors, Cholinergic;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology; genetics;

Tree Number: A08.800.550.550.550; A08.850.550.550; A11.284.149.165.420.780.550.550;

Online Note: use NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION to search MYONEURAL JUNCTION 1966-67

History Note: 68; was MYONEURAL JUNCTION 1963-67

Technical Notes: /drug eff: consider also NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS or NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; neuromusc transm = NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION /physiol + NEURAL TRANSMISSION; dis = NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES