Activation of muscarinic receptors by non-neuronal acetylcholine

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 208, Issue , 2012, Pages 469-491

  Wessler, Ignaz Karl ^a   Kirkpatrick, Charles James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cell functions; Choline acctyltnnsloves; Epithelial Endothelial Mesenchymal immune cells; Evolution; Muscarinic receptors; Non neuronal acetylcholine; Plants; Release; Urtica diocie

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ESTERASE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANODONTA; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL FUNCTION; CHOLINE UPTAKE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INTESTINE; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM; URTICA DIOICA; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84856655849     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23274-9_20     Document Type: Article

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