Rabbit retinal ganglion cells express functional α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 3 58-3, 2005, Pages

  Strang, Christianne E ^a   Andison, Margot E ^a   Amthor, Franklin R ^a   Keyser, Kent T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Choline; Cholinergic receptors; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HEXAMETHONIUM BROMIDE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; CHOLINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS; HEXAMETHONIUM; NICOTINE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 23944523291     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00633.2004     Document Type: Article

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