Central role of alpha 7 nicotinic receptor in differentiation of the stratified squamous epithelium

Several ganglionic nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) types are abundantly expressed in nonneuronal locations, but their functions remain unknown. We found that keratinocyte alpha 7 nAChR controls homeostasis and terminal differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes required for formation of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of cell biology 2002-10, Vol.159 (2), p.325-336
Hauptverfasser: Arredondo, J, Nguyen, Vu Thuong, Chernyavsky, AI, Bercovich, D, Orr-Urtreger, A, Kummer, W, Lips, K, Vetter, DE, Grando, SA
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