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
1975
Effect of denervation on muscle cyclic AMP in the newt
Lentz T. Effect of denervation on muscle cyclic AMP in the newt. Experimental Neurology 1975, 49: 716-724. PMID: 173565, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(75)90053-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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