Developmental changes in the nicotinic responses of ciliary ganglion neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-120

  Blumenthal, Edward M ^a,b   Shoop, Richard D ^a   Berg, Darwin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; GENE PRODUCT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CILIARY GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

EID: 0032986759     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.1.111     Document Type: Article

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