Overexpression of alternative human acetylcholinesterase forms modulates process extensions in cultured glioma cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 114-123

  Karpel, Rachel ^a   Sternfeld, Meira ^a   Ginzberg, Dalia ^a   Guhl, Eva ^b   Graessmann, Adolf ^b   Soreq, Hermona ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Alternative splicing; Astrocytes; Microinjection; Process extension; Transfection

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CHICKEN; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA SPLICING;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030045560     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66010114.x     Document Type: Article

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