The diversity of subunit composition in nAChRs: Evolutionary origins, physiologic and pharmacologic consequences

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 447-456

  Le Novère, Nicolas ^a   Corringer, Pierre Jean ^a   Changeux, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Functional redundancy; Plasticity; Receptor evolution; Subunit diversity

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OLIGOMER; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DESENSITIZATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036891522     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10153     Document Type: Article

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