Muscle Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors May Mediate Trans-Synaptic Signaling at the Mouse Neuromuscular Junction
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1789-17.2018