Evolving view of quaternary structures of ligand-gated ion channels

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 1999, Pages 61-80

  Nicke, A ^a   Rettinger, J ^a   Buttner, C ^a   Eichele, A ^a   Lambrecht, G ^a   Schmalzing, G ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; TETRAMER;

CHANNEL GATING; ION CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032849974     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)63546-3     Document Type: Review

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