PAF binding to a single receptor in corneal epithelium plasma membrane

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 790-795

  Hurst, John ^a   Ma, Xiang ^a   Bazan, Haydee E P ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; LIGAND BINDING; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCATCHARD PLOT;

EID: 0033018666     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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