Potent modulation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-channel by ethanol

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 217, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 189-193

  Nagata, Keiichi ^a   Aistrup, Gary L ^a   Huang, Chao Sheng ^a   Marszalec, William ^a   Song, Jin Ho ^a   Yeh, Jay Z ^a   Narahashi, Toshio ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desensitization; Ethanol; Ion channels; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; PC12 cells

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; TORPEDO;

EID: 0030592507     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)13075-5     Document Type: Article

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