Abstract
Sprouting of mouse soleus motor nerve terminals can be evoked by daily intramuscular injections of purified alpha-bungarotoxin. This finding supports the hypothesis that an important stimulus to terminal sprouting in partial denervation and presynaptic nerve blockade is a product of inactive muscle fibers.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Botulinum Toxins / pharmacology
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Bungarotoxins / pharmacology*
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Female
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Mice
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Motor Endplate / drug effects
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Motor Neurons / growth & development*
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Muscles / innervation
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Neuromuscular Junction / physiology*
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Receptors, Cholinergic / drug effects
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Synaptic Transmission / drug effects*
Substances
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Bungarotoxins
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Receptors, Cholinergic
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Botulinum Toxins