Mecamylamine selectively blocks nicotinic receptors on vasomotor sympathetic C neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 788, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 118-124

  Shen, Wei Xing ^a   Horn, John P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Bullfrog sympathetic ganglia; Neuronal nicotinic receptors; Open channel block

Indexed keywords

MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; MECAMYLAMINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHENOTYPE; RANA CATESBEIANA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 0032579842     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01520-5     Document Type: Article

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