Mutations in the dystrophin‐like dys‐1 gene of Caenorhabditis elegans result in reduced acetylcholinesterase activity
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- 17 December 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 463 (3) , 270-272
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01651-8
Abstract
Mutations of the Caenorhabditis elegans dystrophin/utrophin‐like dys‐1 gene lead to hyperactivity and hypercontraction of the animals. In addition dys‐1 mutants are hypersensitive to acetylcholine an...Keywords
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