1981
Partial purification and characterization of a nerve trophic factor regulating muscle acetylcholinesterase activity
Lentz T, Addis J, Chester J. Partial purification and characterization of a nerve trophic factor regulating muscle acetylcholinesterase activity. Experimental Neurology 1981, 73: 542-557. PMID: 7262254, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(81)90288-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcetylcholinesterase activityOrgan cultureRat brain homogenatesMuscle acetylcholinesterase activityTrophic factorsBrain homogenatesUntreated musclesHigh acetylcholinesterase activityTriceps muscleTrophic effectsMuscleUntreated controlsBasic proteinMuscle acetylcholinesteraseIsoelectric focusingActive factorsActive fractionAcetylcholinesteraseMolecular formsNeurotrophinsActivityFactorsSDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
1974
Effect of brain extracts on cholinesterase activity of cultured skeletal muscle
Lentz T. Effect of brain extracts on cholinesterase activity of cultured skeletal muscle. Experimental Neurology 1974, 45: 520-526. PMID: 4435074, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(74)90157-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1972
DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
Lentz T. DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION. Journal Of Cell Biology 1972, 55: 93-103. PMID: 4653422, PMCID: PMC2108754, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.55.1.93.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor end platesJunctional foldsNerve explantsCholinesterase activitySensory gangliaNeuromuscular junctionIntense cholinesterase activityResult of denervationSchwann cell cytoplasmAbsence of innervationMuscle surfaceEnd platesDegenerative changesSchwann cellsSynaptic cleftSynaptic vesiclesOrgan cultureTerminal axoplasmMuscleGangliaVivoAxoplasmCell cytoplasmDenervationResidual bodies
1971
Nerve Trophic Function: In vitro Assay of Effects of Nerve Tissue on Muscle Cholinesterase Activity
Lentz T. Nerve Trophic Function: In vitro Assay of Effects of Nerve Tissue on Muscle Cholinesterase Activity. Science 1971, 171: 187-189. PMID: 5538829, DOI: 10.1126/science.171.3967.187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve homogenatesCholinesterase activityAssays of effectsMuscle cholinesterase activityNeurotrophic processesSensory gangliaSpinal cordUntreated musclesDiffusible chemical substanceTrophic effectsNerve tissueGangliaOrgan cultureTissue explantsMuscleMuscle cholinesterasesConvenient bioassayHomogenatesSame periodGreater activityNerveCordSpleenKidneyMillipore filters