DEVELOPMENT OF THE VERTEBRATE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION

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Competition from newborn granule cells does not drive axonal retraction of silenced old granule cells in the adult hippocampus

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A morphological technique for exploring neuromuscular topography expressed in the mouse gluteus maximus muscle

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Role of transcription factors in skeletal muscle and the potential for pharmacological manipulation

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Weaving the neuronal net with target‐derived fibroblast growth factors

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First Neuromuscular Contact Correlates with Onset of Primary Myogenesis in Rat and Mouse Limb Muscles

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The Fibular Nerve Injury Method: A Reliable Assay to Identify and Test Factors That Repair Neuromuscular Junctions

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Integrated molecular landscape of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis provides insights into disease etiology

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Imaging Analysis of the Neuromuscular Junction in Dystrophic Muscle

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Synaptic components necessary for retrograde signaling triggered by calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II during synaptogenesis

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MuSK Signaling at the Neuromuscular Junction

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Nuclear Factor κB Controls Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering at the Neuromuscular Junction

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A putative ariadne-like E3 ubiquitin ligase (PAUL) that interacts with the muscle-specific kinase (MuSK)

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Differentiation-dependent regulation of skeletal myogenesis by neuregulin-1

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Synaptic transmission is impaired at neuronal autonomic synapses in agrin‐null mice

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Localization of the membrane‐anchored MMP‐regulator RECK at the neuromuscular junctions

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Differential effects of NGF and NT-3 on embryonic trigeminal axon growth patterns

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Cluster formation of α7-containing nicotinic receptors at interneuronal interfaces in cell culture

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Changes in neuromuscular function in elders: Novel techniques for assessment of motor unit loss and motor unit remodeling with aging

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Immune-mediated myogenesis and acetylcholine receptor clustering promote a slow disease progression in ALS mouse models

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Advancements in 2D and 3D In Vitro Models for Studying Neuromuscular Diseases

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Increased Sensitivity to Depolarizing and Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Young Rat Hemidiaphragms

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In vivo injection of α ‐bungarotoxin to improve the efficiency of motor endplate labeling

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Heterologous fibrin biopolymer associated to a single suture stitch enables the return of neuromuscular junction to its mature pattern after peripheral nerve injury

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Regulation of ACh receptor clustering by the tyrosine phosphatase Shp2

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Glia as Active Participants in the Development and Function of Synapses

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Survival and growth of C57BL/6J mice lacking the BK channel, Kcnma1: lower adult body weight occurs together with higher body fat

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Competition in neurite outgrowth and the development of nerve connections

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Embryologic innervation of the rat laryngeal musculature—a model for investigation of recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation

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Plasticity of neuromuscular junction architectures in rat slow and fast muscle fibers following temporary denervation and reinnervation processes

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Potentiation of Quantal Secretion by Insulin‐Like Growth Factor‐1 at Developing Motoneurons in Xenopus Cell Culture

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Recruitment of Synaptic Molecules during Synaptogenesis

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Rapsyn Variants in Ciliary Ganglia and Their Possible Effects on Clustering of Nicotinic Receptors

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Transcription in neuromuscular junction formation: Who turns on whom?

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Structured dynamics of neural activity across developing neocortexPreprint

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Methyltransferase‐like 21e inhibits 26S proteasome activity to facilitate hypertrophy of type IIb myofibers

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Structural and Functional Maturation of Active Zones in Large Synapses

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Castration induces satellite cell activation that contributes to skeletal muscle maintenance

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Thinking as a quantum phenomenon

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The Constant Junction

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Engineering neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with functional sensitivity to α‐bungarotoxin: a novel α3‐knock‐in mouse

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A role for Fas II in the stabilization of motor neuron branches during pruning in Drosophila

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Protein kinase C activity affects neurotransmitter release at polyinnervated neuromuscular synapses

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Analysis of mRNAs that are enriched in the post-synaptic domain of the neuromuscular junction

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Rapid loss of motor nerve terminals following hypoxia–reperfusion injury occurs via mechanisms distinct from classic Wallerian degeneration

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Accumulation of NaV1 mRNAs at differentiating postsynaptic sites in rat soleus muscles

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Pre‐ and postsynaptic mechanisms in Hebbian activity‐dependent synapse modification

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Synergistic Action of Presynaptic Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Adenosine Receptors in Developmental Axonal Competition at the Neuromuscular Junction

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Calcium-dependent maintenance of agrin-induced postsynaptic specializations

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Homeostatic Plasticity in the Nervous System

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Cellular and molecular insights into presynaptic assembly

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Creating stem cell‐derived neuromuscular junctions in vitro

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Autonomic Nerve Fibers Aberrantly Reinnervate Denervated Facial Muscles and Alter Muscle Fiber Population

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Electrical stimulation of transplanted motoneurons improves motor unit formation

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Enhancing Autophagy Protects Against Sepsis-Induced Neuromuscular Dysfunction Associated with Qualitative Changes to Acetylcholine Receptors

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Mayday sustains trans-synaptic BMP signaling required for synaptic maintenance with age

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Synaptic Development in Diverse Olfactory Neuron Classes Uses Distinct Temporal and Activity-Related Programs

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Control of neuronal morphology and connectivity: Emerging developmental roles for gap junctional proteins

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Silent synapses in neuromuscular junction development

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Canadian Association of Neurosciences Review: Postnatal Development of the Mammalian Neocortex: Role of Activity Revisited

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LAP proteins are localized at the post‐synaptic membrane of neuromuscular junctions and appear to modulate synaptic morphology and transmission

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Achieving Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering in Tissue-Engineered Skeletal Muscle Constructs In vitro through a Materials-Directed Agrin Delivery Approach

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Multicolor lineage tracing using in vivo time-lapse imaging reveals coordinated death of clonally related cells in the developing vertebrate brain

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Attenuating Cholinergic Transmission Increases the Number of Satellite Cells and Preserves Muscle Mass in Old Age

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Development of the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction

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Kinase- and rapsyn-independent activities of the muscle-specific kinase (MuSK)

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Targeted Trafficking of Neurotransmitter Receptors to Synaptic Sites

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Synaptic Precedence During Synapse Formation Between Reciprocally Connected Neurons Involves Transmitter-Receptor Interactions and AA Metabolites

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Visualizing synapse formation and remodeling: recent advances in real-time imaging of CNS synapses

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Coordinating upper limbs for octave playing on the piano via neuro-musculoskeletal modeling

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Tumor suppressor menin is required for subunit-specific nAChR α5 transcription and nAChR-dependent presynaptic facilitation in cultured mouse hippocampal neurons

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Simplified in vitro engineering of neuromuscular junctions between rat embryonic motoneurons and immortalized human skeletal muscle cells

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Isoform-specific Na,K-ATPase and membrane cholesterol remodeling in motor endplates in distinct mouse models of myodystrophy

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A tale of two leeches: Toward the understanding of the evolution and development of behavioral neural circuits

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Severe muscle atrophy due to spinal cord injury can be reversed in complete absence of peripheral nerves

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The impact of seizures on developing hippocampal networks

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Delayed synapse elimination in mouse levator palpebrae superioris muscle

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Gas7-Deficient Mouse Reveals Roles in Motor Function and Muscle Fiber Composition during Aging

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