Expression of alpha subunit genes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in human lymphocytes

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 214, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 171-174

  Hiemke, C ^a   Stolp, M ^a   Reuss, S ^a   Wevers, A ^b   Reinhardt, S ^a   Maelicke, A ^a   Schlegel, S ^a   Schroder H ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Immunostaining; In situ hybridisation; Lymphocytes; Neuroimmunology; Nicotinic subunits; WF6 antibody

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030598946     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12908-6     Document Type: Article

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