Plasticity of developing neuromuscular synapses.
Developing neuromuscular synapses are susceptible to modulation by the presence of synaptic activity and a number of chemical factors originated from either pre- or postsynaptic cells. In vitro studies of functional modulation of synaptic strength by electrical stimulation of pre- and postsynaptic cells suggested an essential role of retrograde interactions at developing synapses.
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D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D014981:Xenopus