1998
Rabies Virus Entry into Endosomes in IMR-32 Human Neuroblastoma Cells
Lewis P, Fu Y, Lentz T. Rabies Virus Entry into Endosomes in IMR-32 Human Neuroblastoma Cells. Experimental Neurology 1998, 153: 65-73. PMID: 9743568, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1998.6879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIMR-32 human neuroblastoma cellsRabies virus entryHuman neuroblastoma cellsRabies virusNeuroblastoma cellsNerve terminalsCell bodiesVirus entryIMR-32 neuroblastoma cellsSynaptic vesicle markersLucifer YellowCell surfaceSynapsin ITransferrin receptorVirusTexas Red dextranEarly eventsVesicle markersVirus particlesImmunofluorescence microscopy
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
1977
Development of the myotomal neuromuscular junction in Xenopus laevis: An electrophysiological and fine-structural study
Kullberg R, Lentz T, Cohen M. Development of the myotomal neuromuscular junction in Xenopus laevis: An electrophysiological and fine-structural study. Developmental Biology 1977, 60: 101-129. PMID: 902924, DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(77)90113-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiniature end-plate potentialsEnd-plate potentialsMuscle cellsIndividual muscle cellsNerve processesNerve endingsSpinal cordNeuromuscular junctionSchwann cell processesIntracellular recordingsStage 24Electrical stimulationStage 24 embryosStage 21External recordingCordTetrodotoxinLater stagesGap junctionsFunctional contactsFine structural studyStage 48CellsJunctional specializationsCell processes