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The Formation of Neuromuscular Synapses
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1976
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Muscle FunctionSynaptic TransmissionNeurotransmitterNeurotransmissionCellular NeurobiologyNeuromuscular JunctionMotor SynergiesNeuromuscular SynapsesHealth SciencesMuscle CellSynaptogenesisNervous SystemSynaptic PlasticityNeuroanatomyPhysiologyMotor SystemMature MusclesNeuroscienceCentral Nervous SystemIndividual Muscle CellsMedicine
This work is an attempt to answer two questions: (1) What factors determine the pattern of synapses formed on individual muscle cells by the axons of a particular motor neuron type in either developing or mature muscles, and (2) why do axons of a particular motor neuron type selectively form synapses on a muscle cell in preference to that of another motor neuron type?