Neuronal nicotinic receptors in human epilepsy

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 393, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 243-247

  Steinlein, Ortrud K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Epilepsy; Mutation

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 20Q; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 20; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; EXONS; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTRONS; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0034732143     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00065-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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