Pharmacological properties of rat α7 nicotinic receptors expressed in native and recombinant cell systems

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 445, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-161

  Virginio, Caterina ^a   Giacometti, Angelo ^a   Aldegheri, Laura ^a   Rimland, Joseph M ^a   Terstappen, Georg C ^a  

^a GSK   (Italy)

Author keywords

7 Subunit; GH4C1 cell; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; PC12 cell; Perforated patch clamp; Recombinant expression

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CHOLINE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; MECAMYLAMINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALPHA-BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TUMOR CELL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PC12 CELLS; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; ANIMALS;

EID: 0037066903     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)01750-8     Document Type: Article

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