(+)‐Anatoxin‐a Is a Potent Agonist at Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 2308-2311

  Thomas, P ^a   Stephens, M ^a   Wilkie, G ^a   Amar, M ^a   Lunt, G G ^a   Whiting, P ^b   Gallagher, T ^c   Pereira, E ^d   Alkondon, M ^d   Albuquerque, E X ^d   Wonnacott, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatoxin a; Hippocampal neurons; Neuronal nicotinic receptors; Nicotine.; Presynaptic nicotinic auto receptor; Synaptosomes; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; ANATOXIN A; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME; XENOPUS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHICKENS; CHOLINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MARINE TOXINS; MICE; NEURONS; NICOTINE; OOCYTES; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RUBIDIUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SYNAPTOSOMES; TRANSFECTION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0027287365     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1993.tb03519.x     Document Type: Article

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