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Synapse formation revisited

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A genetic analysis of synapse formation changes the current understanding of the events that generate acetylcholine receptor clustering and synapse-specific receptor transcription.

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Figure 1: Sequence of signaling events that may underlie synapse formation at the vertebrate NMJ.

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Davis, G., Eaton, B. & Paradis, S. Synapse formation revisited. Nat Neurosci 4, 558–560 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/88370

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