An autoradiographic study of the distribution of binding sites for the novel α7-selective nicotinic radioligand [3H]-methyllycaconitine in the mouse brain

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2689-2696

  Whiteaker, Paul ^a   Davies, Andrew R L ^b,c   Marks, Michael J ^a   Blagbrough, Ian S ^b   Potter, Barry V L ^b   Wolstenholme, Adrian J ^b   Collins, Allan C ^a   Wonnacott, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bungarotoxin; Acetylcholine; Autoradiogaphy; MLA; Nicotine; Receptor

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN; IODINE 125; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; BRAIN MEMBRANE; BRAIN REGION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; TEGMENTUM;

ACONITINE; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITES; BRAIN; BUNGAROTOXINS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; LIGANDS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032818891     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00685.x     Document Type: Article

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