The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the Torpedo electric ray

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-190

  Unwin, Nigel ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; TORPEDO;

EID: 0031876802     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3949     Document Type: Article

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