The influence of nicotinic receptor subunit composition upon agonist, α-bungarotoxin and insecticide (imidacloprid) binding affinity

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 671-679

  Lansdell, Stuart J ^a   Millar, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bungarotoxin; Epibatidine; Imidacloprid; Insecticide binding; Nicotinic receptor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPIBATIDINE; IMIDACLOPRID; INSECTICIDE; NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DROSOPHILA; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BUNGAROTOXINS; CARBACHOL; CELLS, CULTURED; DROSOPHILA; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PYRIDINES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0033968680     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(99)00170-7     Document Type: Article

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