Cell-autonomous inhibition of α7-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors prevents death of parasympathetic neurons during development

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 43, 2007, Pages 11501-11509

  Hruska, Martin ^a   Nishi, Rae ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

bungarotoxin; Calcium imaging; Ciliary ganglion; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol; RCAS; Retrovirus

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RETROVIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DEATH; CELL LOSS; CILIARY GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NERVE MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CHICK EMBRYO; CILIARY BODY; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 35548993745     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3057-07.2007     Document Type: Article

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