Reversing the Outcome of Synapse Elimination at Developing Neuromuscular Junctions In Vivo: Evidence for Synaptic Competition and Its Mechanism

Competition between neurons for the same synaptic sites at the developing neuromuscular junction drives synaptic rearrangements.

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