α3β4 subunit-containing nicotinic receptors dominate function in rat medial habenula neurons

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 769-783

  Quick, Michael W ^a   Ceballos, R Michael ^a   Kasten, Michael ^b   McIntosh, J Michael ^c   Lester, Robin A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Ion channel; Nicotine addiction; Nicotinic receptor subtypes; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIMETHYL 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINIUM; ACETYLCHOLINE; CONOTOXIN; CYTISINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; HABENULA; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; HABENULA; NEURONS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; XENOPUS;

EID: 0032588703     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(99)00024-6     Document Type: Article

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