Brain-derived neurotrophic factor transiently stabilizes silent synapses on developing neuromuscular junctions

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1929 • 2,924 citations

Neurotrophins and Neuronal Plasticity

1995 • 1,937 citations

Purification of a new neurotrophic factor from mammalian brain.

1982 • 1,762 citations

Selective stabilisation of developing synapses as a mechanism for the specification of neuronal networks

1976 • 1,444 citations

Somatosensory cortical map changes following digit amputation in adult monkeys

1984 • 1,321 citations

Neurotrophin-3: a Neurotrophic Factor Related to NGF and BDNF

1990 • 1,261 citations

Identification and characterization of a novel member of the nerve growth factor/brain-derived neurotrophic factor family

1990 • 1,140 citations

The development of ocular dominance columns in normal and visually deprived monkeys

1980 • 1,120 citations

Topographic reorganization of somatosensory cortical areas 3b and 1 in adult monkeys following restricted deafferentation

1983 • 1,037 citations

Neurotrophin-3 enhances sprouting of corticospinal tract during development and after adult spinal cord lesion

1994 • 912 citations

Neurotrophin-5: A novel neurotrophic factor that activates trk and trkB

1991 • 847 citations

Synaptic structure and development: The neuromuscular junction

1993 • 846 citations

Evolutionary studies of the nerve growth factor family reveal a novel member abundantly expressed in xenopus ovary

1991 • 836 citations

Elimination of Synapses in the Developing Nervous System

1980 • 807 citations

Polyneuronal innervation of skeletal muscle in new‐born rats and its elimination during maturation.

1976 • 774 citations

Potentiation of developing neuromuscular synapses by the neurotrophins NT-3 and BDNF

1993 • 753 citations

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor prevents the death of motoneurons in newborn rats after nerve section

1992 • 712 citations

Differential expression of mRNAs for neurotrophins and their receptors after axotomy of the sciatic nerve.

1993 • 685 citations

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor rescues spinal motor neurons from axotomy-induced cell death

1992 • 668 citations

Mammalian neurotrophin-4: structure, chromosomal localization, tissue distribution, and receptor specificity.

1992 • 633 citations

Molecular cloning, expression and regional distribution of rat ciliary neurotrophic factor

1989 • 624 citations

Neurotrophins promote motor neuron survival and are present in embryonic limb bud

1993 • 619 citations

Survival effect of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) on chick embryonic motoneurons in culture: comparison with other neurotrophic factors and cytokines

1990 • 591 citations

Inhibition of Ocular Dominance Column Formation by Infusion of NT-4/5 or BDNF

1995 • 572 citations

The Cholinergic Neuronal Differentiation Factor from Heart Cells Is Identical to Leukemia Inhibitory Factor

1989 • 557 citations

Primary structure and biological activity of a novel human neurotrophic factor

1990 • 553 citations

Evidence that brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a trophic factor for motor neurons in vivo

1993 • 537 citations

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor rescues developing avian motoneurons from cell death

1992 • 458 citations

Control of Embryonic Motoneuron Survival in Vivo by Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor

1991 • 448 citations

Evidence for a multiple innervation of purkinje cells by climbing fibers in the immature rat cerebellum

1976 • 443 citations

Neurotrophin-6 is a new member of the nerve growth factor family

1994 • 404 citations

Observations on the elimination of polyneuronal innervation in developing mammalian skeletal muscle.

1978 • 363 citations

Ciliary neurotrophic factor induces cholinergic differentiation of rat sympathetic neurons in culture.

1989 • 347 citations

Regional distribution, developmental changes, and cellular localization of CNTF-mRNA and protein in the rat brain.

1991 • 346 citations

A NERVE GROWTH-STIMULATING FACTOR ISOLATED FROM SNAKE VENOM

1956 • 309 citations

The reorganization of synaptic connexions in the rat submandibular ganglion during post‐natal development.

1977 • 303 citations

Long-term synapse loss induced by focal blockade of postsynaptlc receptors

1994 • 283 citations

In vivo observations of pre- and postsynaptic changes during the transition from multiple to single innervation at developing neuromuscular junctions

1993 • 275 citations

The extent of sprouting of remaining motor units in partly denervated immature and adult rat soleus muscle

1977 • 253 citations

Cholinergic differentiation factor (CDF/LIF) promotes survival of isolated rat embryonic motoneurons in vitro

1992 • 246 citations

The effect of prolonged, reversible block of nerve impulses on the elimination of polyneuronal innervation of new-born rat skeletal muscle fibers

1979 • 230 citations

The perinatal reorganization of the innervation of skeletal muscle in mammals

1990 • 210 citations

Are Adult Learning Mechanisms Also Used for Development?

1992 • 171 citations

Induction of motor neuron sprouting in vivo by ciliary neurotrophic factor and basic fibroblast growth factor

1992 • 163 citations

The effects of partial denervation at birth on the development of muscle fibres and motor units in rat lumbrical muscle.

1980 • 153 citations

The size of motor units during post‐natal development of rat lumbrical muscle.

1979 • 151 citations

Insulin-like growth factor II stimulates motor nerve regeneration.

1992 • 141 citations

Gradual loss of synaptic cartels precedes axon withdrawal at developing neuromuscular junctions

1993 • 122 citations

The elimination of redundant preganglionic innervation to hamster sympathetic ganglion cells in early post‐natal life.

1980 • 121 citations

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor enhances function rather than survival of intrastriatal dopamine cell-rich grafts

1993 • 121 citations

Neurotrophin 4/5 is a trophic factor for mammalian facial motor neurons.

1994 • 120 citations

Biological studies of a putative avian muscle‐derived neurotrophic factor that prevents naturally occurring motoneuron death in vivo

1993 • 112 citations

Spontaneous elimination of nerve terminals from the endplates of developing skeletal myofibers

1977 • 107 citations

Altered Acidic and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Expression Following Spinal Cord Injury

1993 • 106 citations

Outgrowth of sympathetic adrenergic neurons in mice treated with a nerve-growth factor (NGF)

1967 • 105 citations

Motor unit size and synaptic competition in rat lumbrical muscles reinnervated by active and inactive motor axons.

1983 • 85 citations

Synaptic dynamics at the neuromuscular junction: Mechanisms and models

1990 • 73 citations

Restoration of focal multiple innervation in rat muscles by transmission block during a critical stage of development

1981 • 70 citations

Interactions between Nerve and Muscle: Synapse Elimination at the Developing Neuromuscular Junction

1993 • 68 citations

Synaptic rearrangements and alterations in motor unit properties in neonatal rat extensor digitorum longus muscle.

1988 • 67 citations

Short‐ and long‐term effects of paralysis on the motor innervation of two different neonatal mouse muscles

1982 • 56 citations

Postnatal loss of synaptic terminals in the partially denervated mouse soleus muscle

1987 • 55 citations

The origin of the post‐tetanic hyperpolarization of mammalian motor nerve terminals

1966 • 53 citations

Differential loss of neuromuscular connections according to activity level and spinal position of neonatal rabbit soleus motor neurons

1989 • 52 citations

Local and systemic effects of tetrodotoxin on the formation and elimination of synapses in reinnervated adult rat muscle

1983 • 49 citations

Both Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Promote the Retention of Polyneuronal Innervation of Developing Skeletal Muscle Fibers

1995 • 49 citations

Polyneuronal innervation and quantal transmitter release in formamide‐treated frog sartorius muscles.

1984 • 40 citations

Leukemia inhibitory factor influences the timing of programmed synapse withdrawal from neonatal muscles

1995 • 39 citations

Systemic injections of ciliary neurotrophic factor induce sprouting by adult motor neurons>

1994 • 38 citations

Repression of inactive motor nerve terminals in partially denervated rat muscle after regeneration of active motor axons.

1984 • 33 citations