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Ductular Reaction in the Livers

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The Plasma Cholinesterases: A New Perspective

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1992 • 122 citations

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Antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of acetylcholinesterase gene expression induces progenitor cell expansion and suppresses hematopoietic apoptosis ex vivo.

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1996 • 113 citations

Evaluation of mRNAs Encoding Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes in Human Detrusor Muscle

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Up-regulation of M3-Muscarinic Receptors in Labial Salivary Gland Acini in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome

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Muscarinic cholinergic receptors promote growth of human prostate cancer cells

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Human skin fibroblasts express m2, m4, and m5 subtypes of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors

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1992 • 42 citations

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Liver Damage using Suicide Genes

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Non-Selectivity of the Monoclonal Antibody M35 for Subtypes of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors

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Different membrane‐bound forms of acetylcholinesterase are present at the cell surface of hepatocytes

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