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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on basophils and mast cells

  1. P. S. Sudheer1,
  2. J. E. Hall2,
  3. R. Donev3,
  4. G. Read4,
  5. A. Rowbottom4,
  6. P. E. Williams5

Article first published online: 7 NOV 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04870.x

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Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volume 61, Issue 12, pages 1170–1174, December 2006

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Sudheer, P. S., Hall, J. E., Donev, R., Read, G., Rowbottom, A. and Williams, P. E. (2006), Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on basophils and mast cells. Anaesthesia, 61: 1170–1174. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04870.x

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  1. 1

    Consultant Anaesthetist

  2. 2

    Reader, Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

  3. 3

    Research Assistant Department of Medical Biochemistry & Immunology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

  4. 4

    Clinical Scientists

  5. 5

    Consultant Immunologist, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

*P. S. Sudheer E-mail: sudheerps@Cardiff.ac.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 NOV 2006
  2. Article first published online: 7 NOV 2006
  3. Accepted: 8 September 2006

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