Modulation of agrin binding and activity by the CT and related carbohydrate antigens

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 539-551

  Xia, Bing ^a   Martin, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DYSTROGLYCAN; GLYCOPROTEIN; HEPARIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MUCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DEGLYCOSYLATION; ENZYME GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036252145     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.2001.1095     Document Type: Article

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