Single-channel recording in brain slices reveals heterogeneity of nicotinic receptors on individual neurons within the chick lateral spiriform nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 725, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-105

  Weaver, William R ^a   Chiappinelli, Vincent A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Brain slice; Chick central nervous system; Electrophysiology; Neuronal nicotinic receptor; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CHANNEL GATING; CHICKEN; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

EID: 0030600007     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00391-5     Document Type: Article

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