Neurosteroids modulate nicotinic receptor function in mouse striatal and thalamic synaptosomes

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2412-2423

  Bullock, Amy E ^a   Clark, Amy L ^a   Grady, Sharon R ^a   Robinson, Scott F ^a   Slobe, Brian S ^a   Marks, Michael J ^a   Collins, Allan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurosteroids; Nicotine; Nicotinic receptors; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE RELEASE; FEMALE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTOSOME; THALAMUS;

EID: 0030930041     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68062412.x     Document Type: Article

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