Developmental expression of heteromeric nicotinic receptor subtypes in chick retina

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1329-1337

  Vailati, S ^a   Moretti, M ^a   Longhi, R ^b   Rovati, G E ^a   Clementi, F ^a   Gotti, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; EPIBATIDINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OPTIC LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BINDING SITES; BRAIN; BUNGAROTOXINS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CHICK EMBRYO; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; OPTIC LOBE; PROSENCEPHALON; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RETINA; TRITIUM;

EID: 0038102267     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.63.6.1329     Document Type: Article

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