Neuronal nicotinic receptors in non-neuronal cells: New mediators of tobacco toxicity?

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 393, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 279-294

  Conti Fine, Bianca M ^a   Navaneetham, Duraiswamy ^a   Lei, Sijin ^a   Maus, Arno D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood vessel; Lung; Nicotine; Nicotinic receptor; Non neuronal; Skin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INTEGUMENT; KERATINOCYTE; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SMOKING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOBACCO;

BRONCHI; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PLANTS, TOXIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TOBACCO;

EID: 0034732218     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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