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Expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on murine alveolar macrophages

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  1. Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology and University of Giessen Lung Center, Justus-Liebig-University, 35385, Giessen, Germany

    Giovanni Galvis, Katrin Susanne Lips & Wolfgang Kummer

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Galvis, G., Lips, K.S. & Kummer, W. Expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on murine alveolar macrophages. J Mol Neurosci 30, 107–108 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1385/JMN:30:1:107

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