Nicotinic receptor binding sites in rat primary neuronal cells in culture: Characterization and their regulation by chronic nicotine

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 14-23

  Dávila García, Martha I ^a   Houghtling, Richard A ^a   Qasba, Sarojini S ^a   Kellar, Kenneth J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

4 2; Acetylcholine; Brainstem; Cell culture; Cortex; Neuron; Nicotinic receptor; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CARBACHOL; CYTISINE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; EPIBATIDINE; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; AZOCINES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN STEM; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIHYDRO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE; FEMALE; MECAMYLAMINE; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PREGNANCY; QUINOLIZINES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TRITIUM;

EID: 0345355170     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(98)00344-1     Document Type: Article

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