α-Conotoxin Imperialis I inhibits nicotine-evoked hormone release and cell proliferation in human neuroendocrine carcinoma cells

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-56

  Codignola, Agnese ^a   McIntosh, J Michael ^b   Cattaneo, M Grazia ^a   Vicentini, Lucia M ^a   Clementi, Francesco ^a   Sher, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human small cell lung carcinoma; Nicotinic receptor; Proliferation; Secretion; Conotoxin Imperialis I

Indexed keywords

CONOTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029670019     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12423-X     Document Type: Article

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