Dynamic roles at the neuromuscular junction. Schwann cells.
Recent work shows that the non-myelinating 'terminal' Schwann cells that cap neuromuscular junctions play an important role in synaptic maintenance and repair.
Balice-Gordon
R J
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Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 215 Stemmler Hall, Philadelphia, 19104-6074, USA.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000166:cytology*; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000166:cytology*