The location of the gate in the acetylcholine receptor channel

Neuron

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1269-1281

  Wilson, Gary G ^a   Karlin, Arthur ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CYSTEINE; ION CHANNEL; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS;

EID: 0032102496     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80506-1     Document Type: Article

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