title: Introduction on the use of the Drosophila embryonic/larval neuromuscular junction as a model system to study synapse development and function, and a brief summary of pathfinding and target recognition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts, Medical School, Massachusetts 01605, USA.
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Cañada
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Budnik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development*; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*