Thymocytes and cultured thymic epithelial cells express transcripts encoding α-3, α-5, and β-4 subunits of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors -: Preferential transcription of the α-3 and β-4 genes by immature CD4+8+ thymocytes and evidence for response to nicotine in thymocytes

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作者
Mihovilovic, M [1 ]
Denning, S
Mai, Y
Fisher, CM
Whichard, LP
Patel, DD
Roses, AD
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[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Neurol, Durham, NC 27710 USA
[2] Ohio Heart Care, Canton, OH 44718 USA
[3] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Rheumatol Allergy & Clin Immunol, Durham, NC 27710 USA
[4] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Immunol, Durham, NC 27710 USA
[5] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Neurobiol, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND RELATED DISEASES: DISORDERS OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION | 1998年 / 841卷
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10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10951.x
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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