highwire, rpm-1, and futsch Balancing Synaptic Growth and Stability
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plicity, and experimental accessibility compared to CNS synapses. At fly neuromuscular junctions, presynaptic terminals consist of a series of branches, decorated with boutons containing active zones, whereas in worm, presynaptic terminals are arrayed like beads on a string. Qiang Chang and Rita J. Balice-Gordon* Department of Neuroscience University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 26 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000