Melatonin inhibits nicotinic currents in cultured rat cerebellar granule neurons

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-77

  Lax, Pedro ^a  

^a Campus de San Vicente   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebellar granule cells; Cholinergic activity; Luzindole; Melatonin; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN 2 RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CULTURE; CEREBELLUM; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; GRANULE CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CEREBELLUM; MELATONIN; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 36849049778     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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