Detection of the high-affinity choline transporter in the MOLT-3 human leukemic T-cell line

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 18-19, 2003, Pages 2131-2134

  Fujii, Takeshi ^a   Okuda, Takashi ^b   Haga, Tatsuya ^b   Kawashima, Koichiro ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; High affinity choline transporter; T Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CHOLINE; CHOLINE TRANSPORTER; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0037470613     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00073-0     Document Type: Article

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