Neuronal α-bungarotoxin receptors are α7 subunit homomers

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 133-139

  Drisdel, Renaldo C ^a   Green, William N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuronal nicotinic receptors; Nicotine; PC12 cells; Posttranslational modification; Protein structure; Rat brain; bungarotoxin

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0034000995     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-01-00133.2000     Document Type: Article

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