Involvement of the α7 subunit of the nicotinic receptor in morphogenic and trophic effects of acetylcholine on embryonic rat spinal motoneurons in culture

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-53

  Catone, Christelle ^a   Ternaux, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b GERM   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Axonal growth; Development; Morphogenesis; Motoneurons; Trophic factor

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; AUTORECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURONS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0037382050     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10550     Document Type: Article

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