The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in neuronal plasticity

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Broide, Ron S ^a   Leslie, Frances M ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cholinergic; Co rtex; Nicotine; Plasticity; Thalamocortical; Trophic factors; Bungarotoxin

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA-BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032589578     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02741361     Document Type: Article

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