## Abstract The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a cholinergic synapse that controls muscle contraction. Glial cells, called perisynaptic Schwann cells, surround nerve terminals at the NMJ. Transmitter release induced by repetitive nerve stimulation, elicit a frequencyβdependent activation of Gβprot
Synaptic activity modifies the levels of dorsal and cactus at the neuromuscular junction ofdrosophila
β Scribed by Bolatto, Carmen ;Chifflet, Silvia ;Megighian, Aram ;Cantera, Rafael
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 498 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3034
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