Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in rat cochlear nucleus: [125I]- α-bungarotoxin receptor autoradiography and in situ hybridization of α7 nAChR subunit mRNA

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 397, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-180

  Happe, H Kevin ^a   Morley, Barbara J ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Cholinergic; Efferent; Neurochemistry; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; IODINE 125; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BUNGAROTOXINS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032572542     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980727)397:2<163::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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