Keratinocyte acetylcholine receptors regulate cell adhesion

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 18-19, 2003, Pages 2081-2085

  Nguyen, Vu Thuong ^a   Arredondo, Juan ^a   Chernyavsky, Alexander I ^a   Kitajima, Yasuo ^b   Grando, Sergei A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholinergic drugs; Desmogleins; Keratinocytes; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KERATINOCYTE; PHOSPHORYLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037470632     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00087-0     Document Type: Article

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