Stimulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors protects motor neurons

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 330, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1285-1289

  Nakamizo, Tomoki ^a   Kawamata, Jun ^a   Yamashita, Hirofumi ^a   Kanki, Rie ^a   Kihara, Takeshi ^a   Sawada, Hideyuki ^a   Akaike, Akinori ^a   Shimohama, Shun ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Galantamine; Motor neuron; Nicotine; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; GALANTAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

EID: 17044361817     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.115     Document Type: Article

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