Desensitization of mouse nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channels. A two-gate mechanism

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-197

  Auerbach, Anthony ^a   Akk, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Kinetics; Single channel

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CARBACHOL; LIGAND; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; KIDNEY; KINETICS; MICE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MUTAGENESIS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0031870973     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.112.2.181     Document Type: Article

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