Properties of neuronal α7 mutant nicotinic acetylcholine receptors gated by bicuculline

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 765-771

  Tonini, Raffaella ^a,b   Palma, E ^a   Miledi, R ^c   Eusebi, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Tosinvest Sanità   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chick L247T C189 190S 7 mutant; Chick L247T 7 mutant; Human L248T 7 mutant; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BICUCULLINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ALPHA 7; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA-BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; KINETICS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; XENOPUS; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; CHANNEL GATING; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MUTATION; NEURONS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0037402055     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(03)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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