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ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDIES ON THE ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR AT MOTOR END PLATES OF NORMAL AND PATHOLOGIC MUSCLES*

1976; Wiley; Volume: 274; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1749-6632.1976.tb47678.x

1749-6632

Carl W. Porter, Eric A. Barnard,

Cellular transport and secretion

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 274, Issue 1 p. 85-107 ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDIES ON THE ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR AT MOTOR END PLATES OF NORMAL AND PATHOLOGIC MUSCLES* C. W. Porter, C. W. Porter Department of Experimental Therapeutics Roswell Park Memorial Institute Buffalo, New York 14263Search for more papers by this authorEric A. Barnard, Corresponding Author Eric A. Barnard Department of Biochemistry State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, New York 14214To whom reprint requests should be addressed.Search for more papers by this author C. W. Porter, C. W. Porter Department of Experimental Therapeutics Roswell Park Memorial Institute Buffalo, New York 14263Search for more papers by this authorEric A. Barnard, Corresponding Author Eric A. 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