Organizing effects of rapsyn on neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 258-270

  Kassner, Paul D ^a   Conroy, William G ^a   Berg, Darwin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RAPSYN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CILIARY GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; QUAIL;

ANIMALIA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 13144249233     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1998.0664     Document Type: Article

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