Mutation screening of the muscarinic M2 and M3 receptor genes in normal and asthmatic subjects

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-48

  Fenech, A G ^a   Ebejer, M J ^a   Felice, A E ^a   Ellul Micallef, R ^a   Hall, I P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Muscarinic receptors; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0034981868     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704039     Document Type: Article

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