Strychnine: A potent competitive antagonist of α-bungarotoxin-sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in rat hippocampal neurons

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 904-913

  Matsubayashi, Hiroaki ^a   Alkondon, Manickavasagom ^a   Pereira, Edna F R ^a   Swanson, Karen L ^a   Albuquerque, Edson X ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; CELLS, CULTURED; HIPPOCAMPUS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 0031888644     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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