Epibatidine binding sites and activity in the spinal cord

Brain Research

Volumn 753, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-282

  Khan, Imran M ^a   Yaksh, Tony L ^a,b   Taylor, Palmer ^a  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral response; cardiovascular response; epibatidine; nicotinic receptor; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CYTISINE; EPIBATIDINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINE DERIVATIVE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RADIOLIGAND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BINDING SITES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0031564626     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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