Neuromuscular junction physiology in myasthenia gravis: Isoforms of the acetylcholine receptor in extraocular muscle and the contribution of sodium channels to the safety factor

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 4 SUPPL. 5, 1997, Pages

  Kaminski, Henry J ^a   Suarez, Jose I ^a   Ruff, Robert L ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSIS; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISORDER; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0031003525     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.48.suppl_5.8s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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