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. 2000 Aug 15;20(16):6077–6086. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.20-16-06077.2000

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Stability of postsynaptic AChRs after transplantation. Photomicrographs show the AChR staining pattern with TRITC-BTX in sternomastoid muscles. A, At the time of transplantation, the NMJs (arrows) in the P0 muscle were arranged in a small cuff known as an endplate band (area betweenwhite lines) approximately midway along the length of the muscle. B, C, Five to 10 d after denervation or transplantation into a host where the host nerve was deflected from the graft, the NMJs in the muscle still maintain their tight distribution in an endplate band midway along the length of the muscle.D, After transplantation and attachment of the host nerve stump (28 weeks after transplantation for this particular graft), host axons innervate muscle fibers approximately midway along the length of the graft, forming an endplate band. Scale bars:A–C, 20 μm; D, 100 μm.