Activation and blockade of mouse muscle nicotinic channels by antibodies directed against the binding site of the acetylcholine receptor

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 492, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-114

  Bufler, J ^a   Kahlert, S ^a   Tzartos, S ^b   Toyka, K V ^c   Maelicke, A ^d   Franke, Ch ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; MOUSE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0029920826     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021293     Document Type: Article

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