Nicotinic synapses formed between chick ciliary ganglion neurons in culture resemble those present on the neurons in vivo

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 265-279

  Chen, Min ^a   Pugh, Phyllis C ^a   Margiotta, Joseph F ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bungarotoxin; Conotoxin MII; Acetylcholine receptor; Cell culture; Subtype; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CONOTOXIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CHICKEN; CILIARY GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; CONOTOXINS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; KINETICS; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; REACTION TIME; RECEPTOR AGGREGATION; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0035877064     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.1034     Document Type: Article

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