Two distinct nicotinic receptors, one pharmacologically similar to the vertebrate α7-containing receptor, mediate CI currents in Aplysia neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 8198-8213

  Kehoe, JacSue ^a   McIntosh, J Michael ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Aplysia; Chloride; Dihydro erythroidine; Methyllycaconitine; Nicotinic receptor; Strychnine; Suberyldicholine; bungarotoxin; conotoxin ImI; 7

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CONOTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0032531677     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-20-08198.1998     Document Type: Article

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