Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors do not mediate excitatory transmission in young rat carotid body

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1806-1816

  Donnelly, David F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoreceptors; Hypoxia; Mecamylamine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CAROTID BODY; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MECAMYLAMINE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; SURAMIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 73449105094     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00135.2009     Document Type: Article

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