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Role of the RIC-3 protein in trafficking of serotonin and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

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  1. Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, UMH-CSIC, 03550, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain

    Mar Castillo, José Mulet, Luis M. Gutiérrez, José A. Ortiz, Francisco Castelán, Susana Gerber, Salvador Sala, Francisco Sala & Manuel Criado

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Castillo, M., Mulet, J., Gutiérrez, L.M. et al. Role of the RIC-3 protein in trafficking of serotonin and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. J Mol Neurosci 30, 153–156 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1385/JMN:30:1:153

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