Thymic epithelial cell line expresses transcripts encoding α-3, α-5 and β-4 subunits of acetylcholine receptors, responds to cholinergic agents and expresses choline acetyl transferase. An in vitro system to investigate thymic cholinergic mechanisms

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 58-67

  Mihovilovic, Mirta ^a   Butterworth Robinette, Jennifer ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptors; Myasthenia gravis; Neuroimmune; Thymic epithelia; Thymocytes; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NICOTINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYMOCYTE;

CELL LINE; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NICOTINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0035796676     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(01)00314-9     Document Type: Article

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