...Dawn M. Blitz; Amy E. Pritchard; John K. Latimer; Andrew T. Wakefield ABSTRACT Adaptive changes in the output of neural circuits underlying rhythmic behaviors are relayed to muscles via motor neuron activity. Presynaptic and postsynaptic properties of neuromuscular junctions can impact...

... ). The effect of temperature on transmission at the neuromuscular junction of the sartorius muscle of Rana pipiens . Comp. Biochem. Physiol.   41A , 685 - 688 . John-Alder   H. B. , Barnhart   M. C. , Bennett   A. F. ( 1989 ). Thermal sensitivity of swimming performance and muscle contraction...

... for mutations at the cca-1 locus (see accompanying paper). cca-1 is expressed in pharyngeal muscle and encodes a protein (CCA-1) with strong homology to the α 1 subunits of vertebrate T-type channels. We show that CCA-1 plays a critical role at the pharyngeal neuromuscular junction, permitting the efficient...

... The Company of Biologists Limited 2002 2002 myosin extraocular EOM muscle neuromuscular junction innervation rabbit The extraocular muscles (EOMs) execute a complex set of motions, including hyperfast (<6.5 ms), low-tension saccades as well as slow, low-tension contractions that keep...

... of Biologists Limited 2002 2002 muscle troponin troponin-I troponin-T myofibrillar protein isoform innervation neuromuscular junction synapse crayfish lobster Crustacea Arthropoda Homarus americanus Procambarus clarkii. The claw and leg opener muscles in the crayfish and lobster...

...C. Leah Devlin ABSTRACT This review describes the various subtypes of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors found at the echinoderm neuromuscular junction (NMJ), based on pharmacological and physiological studies. The review focuses mainly on holothurian GABA receptors at the NMJ located between...

... © 2000 by Company of Biologists 2000 insect neuromuscular junction temperature thermotolerance behaviour Locusta migratoria Heat shock, an exposure to high but sublethal temperature, protects cells, tissues and organisms from a subsequent exposure to a normally lethal high...

...-Division of Neurobiology, 611 Gould Simpson Building, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. 8 12 1995 ©The Company of Biologists Limited 1996 motoneuron sensory neuron moth neuromuscular junction Manduca sexta synapse muscle proleg A major goal...

... address: Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. † To whom reprint requests should be addressed. 27 09 1993 ©The Company of Biologists Limited 1994 crayfish motor neurone reflex neuromuscular junction Pacifastacus leniusculus...

...Mary B. Rheuben ABSTRACT During the degenerative processes that precede and accompany metamorphosis of the larval mesothoracic dorsal longitudinal muscles of Manduca sexta , the motor nerves and neuromuscular junctions undergo a variety of structural changes that are largely secondary...

... indicated that a significant number of the active zones within the population of neuromuscular junctions on a given fiber were nonfunctional. Nevertheless, the degenerating nerve terminals were able to produce an above-threshold excitatory junction potential (EJP) which was facilitated in a manner...

...Catherine Magill-Solc; U. J. McMahan ABSTRACT Several lines of evidence indicate that agrin, or a protein very similar to it, directs the formation and maintenance of the postsynaptic apparatus at the neuromuscular junction. We discuss the results of studies involving immunohistochemical...

...T. P. Feng; Zheng-Shan Dai ABSTRACT Although the entry of calcium ions into the presynaptic nerve terminals through voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels is now universally recognized as playing an essential role in evoked transmitter release at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), and indeed in chemical...

... of Biologists 1989 neuromuscular junction miniature end-plate currents thermal acclimation carp extraocular muscle Few organisms live in a constant environment such as those provided experimentally, for example, in culture. It is generally accepted that living organisms have evolved...

... and FMRFamide in Helisoma can directly modulate the peripheral muscle targets of buccal motoneurones involved in the generation of cyclical feeding behaviour. 14 11 1988 © 1989 by Company of Biologists 1989 modulation neuromuscular junction serotonin small cardioactive peptide FMRFamide...

...Martin A. Smith; Yung-Mae M. Yao; Noreen E. Reist; Catherine Magill; Bruce G. Wallace; U. J. Mcmahan ABSTRACT The portion of the muscle fibre’s basal lamina that occupies the synaptic cleft at the neuromuscular junction contains molecules that cause the aggregation of acetylcholine receptors...