Differential expression of α-bungarotoxin-sensitive neuronal nicotinic receptors in adrenergic chromaffin cells: A role for transcription factor Egr-1

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 6554-6564

  Criado, Manuel ^a,b   Toro, Eduardo Domínguez Del ^a,b   Carrasco Serrano, Carmen ^a,b   Smillie, Frazer I ^a,b,c   Juíz, José M ^a,b   Viniegra, Salvador ^a,b   Ballesta, Juan J ^a,b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE NEUROCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^c WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACh receptors; Adrenergic; Chromaffin cell; Egr 1; bungarotoxin; 7 subunit

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENERGIC NERVE CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 16944365446     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-17-06554.1997     Document Type: Article

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