Differential block of nicotinic synapses on B versus C neurones in sympathetic ganglia of frog by α-conotoxins MII and ImI

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 995-1000

  Tavazoie, Sohail F ^a,c   Tavazoie, Masoud F ^a   McIntosh, J Michael ^b   Olivera, Baldomero M ^a   Yoshikami, Doju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

conotoxin; Cholinergic synapse; Nicotinic receptor; Sympathetic neurone

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CONOTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FROG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONOTOXINS; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSK VENOMS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDES; RANA PIPIENS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030986052     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0700993     Document Type: Article

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