Nicotinic receptor distribution in the human thalamus: Autoradiographical localization of [3H]nicotine and [125I]α-bungarotoxin binding

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-113

  Spurden, D P ^a,c,d   Court, J A ^a   Lloyd, S ^a   Oakley, A ^a   Perry, R ^a   Pearson, C ^b   Pullen, R G L ^c   Perry, E K ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal forebrain; Brain stem; Cholinergic; Dementia with Lewy bodies; Reticular

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RADIOLIGAND;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; HUMAN; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; THALAMUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BUNGAROTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; THALAMUS;

EID: 0030870199     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-0618(97)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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