Frequent occurrence of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in GABAergic neurons of the chick visual system

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1325-1329

  Torrao A S ^a   Britto, L R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; GABA; Neurotransmitters; Nicotinic receptors; Visual system

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA5; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA8; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRETECTUM; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0034751102     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2001001000013     Document Type: Article

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