Influence of subunit composition on desensitization of neuronal acetylcholine receptors at low concentrations of nicotine

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 5747-5759

  Fenster, Catherine P ^a,b   Rains, M Felicia ^a   Noerager, Brett ^b   Quick, Michael W ^a,b   Lester, Robin A J ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium ions; CNS; Desensitization; Ion channel; Nicotine addiction; Nicotinic receptor subtypes; Regulation; Synaptic transmission; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030841113     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-15-05747.1997     Document Type: Article

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