The embryonic and post-natal expression of the nicotinic receptor α3-subunit in rat lower brainstem

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 407-412

  Morley, Barbara J ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

3 subunit; Development; Facial nucleus; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Trigeminal nucleus; Ventral cochlear nucleus

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030874088     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00159-9     Document Type: Article

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