The Fly Neuromuscular Junction : Structure and Function /

• Other Authors: Budnik, Vivian (Editor), Ruiz-Cãnada, Catalina (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego, CA : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2006.
• Edition: Second edition.
• Series: International review of neurobiology ; v. 75.
• Subjects: Drosophila melanogaster > Nervous system.; Fruit-flies > Nervous system.; Myoneural junction.; Drosophila melanogaster > Development.; Fruit-flies > Development.; Neuromuscular Junction.; Drosophila melanogaster.; NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.; Electronic books.

The Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction (NMJ) has become one of the most powerful model systems to ask key neurobiological questions. This synapse is unparalleled by its accessibility, its simplicity, and the ability to manipulate genes important for synapse development and function. Its synaps...