Bloch R J, Steinbach J H, Merlie J P, Heinemann S
Neurosci Lett. 1986 May 6;66(1):113-9. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(86)90175-8.
Acetylcholine receptors at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction are highly organized and metabolically very stable. We report here that digestion of adult rat skeletal muscle with collagenase disorganizes junctional receptors and increases their turnover rate.