The C terminus of the human nicotinic α4β2 receptor forms a binding site required for potentiation by an estrogenic steroid

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 6561-6568

  Paradiso, Ken ^a   Zhang, Jessie ^a   Steinbach, Joe Henry ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Binding site; Estrogen; Ligand gated ion channel; Nicotinic receptors; Potentiation; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

EID: 0035449919     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-17-06561.2001     Document Type: Article

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