Time course of the regeneration of the endplate zone after autologous muscle transplantation.
Reinnervation of transplanted muscles occurs in 2 steps. During the first 5 months the motor axon terminals innervate primarily the border of the original endplate zone, re-establishing its previous outline. In the next 4 months, by further ramifying of the axons, new nerve-muscle contacts are formed exclusively within the boundaries of this zone.
D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D009045:Motor Endplate / Q000502:physiology*; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation*; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012038:Regeneration
D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases