Desensitization of neuronal nicotinic receptors

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 457-478

  Quick, Michael W ^a   Lester, Robin A J ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Allosteric; Inactivation; Phosphorylation; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ALLOSTERISM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NICOTINE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0036891571     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10109     Document Type: Article

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