Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
2R01NS024805-08A1
Application #
2265372
Study Section
Neurology B Subcommittee 2 (NEUB)
Project Start
1987-04-01
Project End
1999-06-30
Budget Start
1996-07-01
Budget End
1997-06-30
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Southern California
Department
Biology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
041544081
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90089

  Publications

Herrera, Albert A; Zeng, Yu (2003) Activity-dependent switch from synapse formation to synapse elimination during development of neuromuscular junctions. J Neurocytol 32:817-33
VanSaun, M; Herrera, A A; Werle, M J (2003) Structural alterations at the neuromuscular junctions of matrix metalloproteinase 3 null mutant mice. J Neurocytol 32:1129-42
Herrera, A A; Qiang, H; Ko, C P (2000) The role of perisynaptic Schwann cells in development of neuromuscular junctions in the frog (Xenopus laevis). J Neurobiol 45:237-54
Astrow, S H; Pitaevski, V; Herrera, A A (1996) Precision of reinnervation and synaptic remodeling observed in neuromuscular junctions of living frogs. J Neurosci 16:5130-40
Dunia, R; Herrera, A A (1993) Synapse formation and elimination during growth of the pectoral muscle in Xenopus laevis. J Physiol 469:501-9
Herrera, A A; Banner, L R; Werle, M J et al. (1991) Postmetamorphic development of neuromuscular junctions and muscle fibers in the frog cutaneous pectoris. J Neurobiol 22:15-28
Werle, M J; Herrera, A A (1991) Elevated levels of polyneuronal innervation persist for as long as two years in reinnervated frog neuromuscular junctions. J Neurobiol 22:97-103
Herrera, A A; Werle, M J (1990) Mechanisms of elimination, remodeling, and competition at frog neuromuscular junctions. J Neurobiol 21:73-98
Herrera, A A; Banner, L R (1990) The use and effects of vital fluorescent dyes: observation of motor nerve terminals and satellite cells in living frog muscles. J Neurocytol 19:67-83
Herrera, A A; Banner, L R; Nagaya, N (1990) Repeated, in vivo observation of frog neuromuscular junctions: remodelling involves concurrent growth and retraction. J Neurocytol 19:85-99