Over-expression of acetylcholinesterase stimulates the expression of agrin in NG108-15 cells

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-20

  Choi, Roy C Y ^a   Yam, Shelley C Y ^a   Hui, Bodi ^a   Wan, David C C ^b   Tsim, Karl W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular junction; Neuron differentiation; Neurotrophic factors; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGRIN; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHICKENS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; GLIOMA; HYBRID CELLS; MICE; NEUROBLASTOMA; RATS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032557420     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00320-6     Document Type: Article

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