Physostigmine and acetylcholine differentially activate nicotinic receptor subpopulations in Locusta migratoria neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 789, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 263-273

  Van Den Beukel, Ingeborg ^a   Van Kleef, Regina G D M ^a   Zwart, Ruud ^a   Oortgiesen, Marga ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Insect; Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Physostigmine; Single channel; Subtype; Whole cell voltage clamp

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CONOTOXIN; ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; DESENSITIZATION; INSECT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRASSHOPPERS; ION CHANNELS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0032513583     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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