Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in separate brain regions exhibit different affinities for methyllycaconitine

Neuroscience

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 545-555

  Yum, L ^a   Wolf, K M ^a   Chiappinelli, V A ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ciliary ganglion; Edinger Westphal nucleus; lateral spiriform nucleus; nicotine; bungarotoxin; bungarotoxin

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN; CARBACHOL; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0029972573     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00531-5     Document Type: Article

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