|
pubmed:abstractText |
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially ?7 (nAChR?7), form Ca(2+) channels and are expressed on a variety of neuronal and nonneuronal cells. Also, megakaryocytic cells have been shown to contain components of a nonneuronal cholinergic system, including acetylcholine and acetylcholine esterase. However, the corresponding nAChRs and their role in platelet function have not been demonstrated until now. Our previous platelet transcriptome data indicated the presence of nAChR gene transcripts.
|
|
pubmed:affiliation |
Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, German Red Cross Blood Service of Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 107, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany. angelika.schedel@medma.uni-heidelberg.de
|
