Targeting of glycine receptor subunits to gephyrin-rich domains in transfected human embryonic kidney cells

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 450-461

  Kirsch, Joachim ^a,b   Kuhse, Jochen ^b   Betz, Heinrich ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0028848501     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1995.1033     Document Type: Article

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