Functional properties of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channels expressed in transfected human cells

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 480-488

  Ragozzino, D ^a,b   Fucile, S ^a   Giovannelli, A ^b,c   Grassi, F ^a,b   Mileo, A M ^b   Ballivet, M ^d   Alema S ^e   Eusebi, F ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ca 2+ transients; Laser confocal microscopy; Patch clamp; Single channel conductance; Transfection

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ION; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; HUMANS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0030989765     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb01625.x     Document Type: Article

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