Genetic analysis of nicotinic signaling in worms and flies

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 535-541

  Schafer, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flies; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Worms

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WORM;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0036891569     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10154     Document Type: Article

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