Research Highlight

Synaptic Carbohydrate Antigen Plays Key Role in Neuromuscular Synapse Development

February 2002 — This laser scanning confocal image (BioRad Radiance confocal) is of a group of neuromuscular junctions from the mouse gastrocnemius muscle. The sample was triple labeled for acetylcholine receptors (red), synaptophysin (green), and neuron-specific enolase (blue). Image by Tom Deerinck and Paul Martin.