The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtype mediates nicotine protection against NMDA excitotoxicity in primary hippocampal cultures through a Ca2+ dependent mechanism

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2799-2807

  Dajas Bailador, Federico A ^a   Lima, Pedro A ^b   Wonnacott, Susan ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Excitotoxicity; Hippocampus; Neuronal nicotinic; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

7 CHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CALCIUM; EXCITOTOXIN; METHYLLYCACONITINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; ALPHA-BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; TISSUE CULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOPLASM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPLASM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0033626560     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(00)00127-1     Document Type: Article

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