Nicotinic actions on neurones of the central autonomic area in rat spinal cord slices

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 497, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 175-187

  Bordey, A ^a   Feltz, P ^a   Trouslard, J ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIMETHYL 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINIUM; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; CYTISINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LUCIFER YELLOW; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

EID: 0029964717     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021758     Document Type: Article

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