Rapid synaptic transmission in the avian ciliary ganglion is mediated by two distinct classes of nicotinic receptors

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 7210-7219

  Ullian, Erik M ^a   Michael Mclntosh, J ^b   Sargent, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptors; Excitatory postsynaptic current; bungarotoxin; conotoxin MII; 3; 7; 2

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CONOTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; CILIARY GANGLION; EMBRYO; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 1842407188     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-19-07210.1997     Document Type: Article

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