Functional Architecture of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: a Prototype of Ligand-gated Ion Channels

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Journal J Membr Biol

Date 1993 Nov 1

PMID 7508983

Citations 37

Authors

A Devillers-Thiery

J L Galzi

J L Eisele

S Bertrand

D Bertrand

J P Changeux

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