Recombinant expression of a selective blocker of M1 muscarinic receptors

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 435-439

  Naä sman, Johnny ^a   Jolkkonen, Mikael ^a   Ammoun, Sylwia ^a   Karlsson, Evert ^a   Åkerman, Karl E O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Muscarinic receptor; Protein expression; Sf9 cells; Toxin

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; SERPENTES; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0343526880     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2657     Document Type: Article

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