DOI: 10.1038/nbt0897-768. Direct demonstration of MuSK involvement in acetylcholine receptor clustering through identification of agonist ScFv

Direct demonstration of MuSK involvement in acetylcholine receptor clustering through identification of agonist ScFv

10.1038/nbt0897-768

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Xie, M.-H., Yuan, J., Adams, C., & Gurney, A. (1997). Direct demonstration of MuSK involvement in acetylcholine receptor clustering through identification of agonist ScFv. Nature Biotechnology, 15(8), 768â771.

Authors 4

Ming-Hong Xie (first)
Jean Yuan (additional)
Camellia Adams (additional)
Austin Gurney (additional)

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