Induction, assembly, maturation and maintenance of a postsynaptic apparatus
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  1. Joshua R. Sanes (first)
  2. Jeff W. Lichtman (additional)
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@article{Sanes_2001, title={Induction, assembly, maturation and maintenance of a postsynaptic apparatus}, volume={2}, ISSN={1471-0048}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35097557}, DOI={10.1038/35097557}, number={11}, journal={Nature Reviews Neuroscience}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Sanes, Joshua R. and Lichtman, Jeff W.}, year={2001}, month=nov, pages={791–805} }