Epibatidine activates muscle acetylcholine receptors with unique site selectivity

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1817-1827

  Prince, Richard J ^a,b   Sine, Steven M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; EPIBATIDINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; MUSCLE SPINDLE; PATCH CLAMP; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 0031664834     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77623-4     Document Type: Article

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