An evaluation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activation by quaternary nitrogen compounds indicates that choline is selective for the α7 subtype

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-204

  Papke, Roger L ^a   Bencherif, Merouan ^b   Lippiello, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^b R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha 7 receptors; Choline; Desensitization; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0030576581     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12889-5     Document Type: Article

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