Acetylcholine synthesis and release in NIH3T3 cells coexpressing the high-affinity choline transporter and choline acetyltransferase

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 87, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3024-3032

  Fujii, Takeshi ^a,b   Masai, Manabu ^a   Misawa, Hidemi ^a   Okuda, Takashi ^a   Takada Takatori, Yuki ^b   Moriwaki, Yasuhiro ^a   Haga, Tatsuya ^c   Kawashima, Koichiro ^a,d  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DOSHISHA WOMEN'S COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS   (Japan)

^c GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d MUSASHINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Choline acetyltransferase; Hemicholinium 3; High affinity choline transporter (CHT1); Organic cation transporter

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMILORIDE; CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; HIGH AFFINITY CHOLINE TRANSPORTER; LIDOCAINE; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; PROCAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ACETYLCHOLINE SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CHOLINE UPTAKE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SYNTHESIS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHOLINE; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; LIDOCAINE; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MICE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROCAINE; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SODIUM;

EID: 70449377277     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22117     Document Type: Article

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