Modeling noncompetitive antagonism of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 159-170

  Tikhonov, Denis B ^a   Mellor, Ian R ^b   Usherwood, Peter N R ^b  

^a SECHENOV INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; LEUCINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXYGEN; PHILANTHOTOXIN; PHILANTHOTOXIN 343; SERINE; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODEL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SURFACE CHARGE;

EID: 3042854058     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.037457     Document Type: Article

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