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The placental cholinergic system: localization to the cytotrophoblast and modulation of nitric oxide

BACKGROUND: The human placenta, a non-neuronal tissue, contains an active cholinergic system comprised of acetylcholine (ACh), choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and high affinity muscarinic receptors. The cell(s) of origin of placental ACh and its role in trophoblast fun...

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Autores principales: Bhuiyan, Md Badiul, Murad, Ferid, Fant, Michael E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1481520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16686954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-811X-4-4