Immunolocalization of α4 and α7 subunits of nicotinic receptor in rat cochlear nucleus

Hearing Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 97-102

  Yao, Weiping ^a   Godfrey, Donald A ^a  

^a Hd Neck Surg Med Coll O   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Acetylcholinesterase; Auditory; Choline acetyltransferase; Cholinergic; Cholinoceptive

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOMERISM; MALE; METABOLISM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DENSITOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOMERISM; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032587042     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(98)00199-3     Document Type: Article

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