Block of muscle nicotinic receptors by choline suggests that the activation and desensitization gates act as distinct molecular entities

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 703-717

  Purohit, Yamini ^a   Grosman, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ION TRANSPORT; KINETICS; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOUSE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHOLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ION CHANNEL GATING; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 33744477329     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 00221295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200509437     Document Type: Article

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