Thymocytes and cultured thymic epithelial cells express transcripts encoding α-3, α-5 and β-4 subunits of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Preferential transcription of the α-3 and β-4 genes by immature CD4 + 8 + thymocytes

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 176-184

  Mihovilovic, Mirta ^a   Denning, Stephen ^b   Mai, Yun ^a   Whichard, Leona P ^c   Patel, Dhavalkumar D ^a,c   Roses, Allen D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Ohio Heart Care   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptors; Myasthenia gravis; Neuroimmune interactions; Nicotinic receptors; Thymic epithelia; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; THYMOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; CELL AGING; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030781091     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(97)00120-3     Document Type: Article

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