Activation of muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channels by nicotinic and muscarinic agonists

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1467-1476

  Akk, Gustav ^a,b   Auerbach, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Agonist; Carbamylcholine; Ion channel; Muscarine; Nicotine; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Oxotremorine

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; ION CHANNEL; MUSCARINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OXOTREMORINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

EID: 0032754920     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702941     Document Type: Article

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