Nicotine-induced inhibition in medial septum involves activation of presynaptic nicotinic cholinergic receptors on γ-aminobutyric acid-containing neurons

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 482-489

  Yang, Xiaohong ^a,b   Criswell, Hugh E ^a   Breese, George R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; MAGNESIUM; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DIHYDRO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MALE; NEURONS; NICOTINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

EID: 0030087709     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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