Acute stimulation of ornithine decarboxylase in neonatal rat brain regions by nicotine: a central receptor-mediated process?

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 1991, Pages 85-93

  Smith IV, W T ^a   Seidler, F J ^a   Slotkin, T A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nicotine; Nicotinic receptor; Ornithine decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

CHLORISONDAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; NICOTINE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0025932515     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(91)90069-U     Document Type: Article

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