Expression and function of the non-neuronal cholinergic system in endothelial cells

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 18-19, 2003, Pages 2111-2116

  Kirkpatrick, C James ^a   Bittinger, Fernando ^a   Nozadze, Ketevan ^a   Wessler, Ignaz ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Non neuronal cholinergic system; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0037470626     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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