Amplification of Butyrylcholinesterase and Acetylcholinesterase Genes in Normal and Tumor Tissues: Putative Relationship to Organophosphorous Poisoning
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Pharmaceutical Research
- Vol. 07 (1) , 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1015867021628
Abstract
Cholinesterases are ubiquitous carboxylesterase type B enzymes capable of hydrolyzing the neuro-transmitter acetylcholine which are transiently expressed in multiple germline, embryonic, and tumor...Keywords
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