Modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function through the outer and middle rings of transmembrane domains

Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 620-632

  Barrantes, Francisco J ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquimicas Bahia Blanca   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cell surface receptor; Lipid protein interactions; Membrane proteins; Nicotinic receptor; Non genomic steroid effects; Steroids; Structure function correlations

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ION CHANNEL; LIGAND; LIPID; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; STEROID; STEROL DERIVATIVE;

CHANNEL GATING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; PATCH CLAMP; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ALCOHOLS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL MEMBRANE; ION CHANNEL GATING; LIGANDS; LIPID METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; STEROLS;

EID: 0142027322     PISSN: 13676733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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