Investigation of nicotine binding to THP-1 cells: Evidence for a non-cholinergic binding site

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 733-740

  Morgan, Deri ^a   Parsons, Mike E ^a   Whelan, Cliff J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binding studies; Cholinergic; Monocytes; Nicotine; Non cholinergic; Receptors

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIMETHYL 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINIUM; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CYTISINE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; EPIBATIDINE; HEXAMETHONIUM CHLORIDE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING COMPETITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENANTIOMER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; HUMANS; MONOCYTES; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PYRIDINES; TRITIUM; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035868774     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(00)00587-6     Document Type: Article

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