A novel peptide modulates α7 nicotinic receptor responses: Implications for a possible trophic-toxic mechanism within the brain

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-331

  Greenfield, Susan A ^a,c   Day, Toni ^a   Mann, Edward O ^a   Bermudez, Isabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

7 nicotinic receptor; Acetylcholinesterase; Allosteric modulation; Bioactive peptide; Oocytes; Organotypic culture

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHELATING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINESTERASE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHELATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHELATING AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURITES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TRANSFECTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 3142660247     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02494.x     Document Type: Article

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