The formation of highly efficient and reliable synapses at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ ... This suggests that the postsynaptic element must distinguish between inputs to promote survival ...

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The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a specialised synapse ... outcomes by safely enlarging both pre‐ and post‐synaptic elements without invoking denervation, thereby providing a potential ...

A reduction of the retrotransposon at the Drosophila NMJ leads to a drastic increase in synaptogenesis and plasticity (-copia). The structure of Copia (center), shows a large retroviral like ...

James F. Howard Jr, MD, professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains how nerve and muscle signaling in the neuromuscular junction go awry in myasthenia gravis.