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. 1976 May 1;69(2):501–507. doi: 10.1083/jcb.69.2.501

Ultrastructure of acetylcholine receptor clusters on cultured muscle fibers

PMCID: PMC2109678  PMID: 57117

Abstract

The structure of regions with a high concentration of ACh receptors (clusters) on cultured skeletal muscle myotubes was examined by immunoperoxidase staining of bound alphaBT. The clusters did not appear to differ from the other regions except in their higher concentration of receptor.

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