Narcoleptic orexin receptor knockout mice express enhanced cholinergic properties in laterodorsal tegmental neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 130-142

  Kalogiannis, M ^a   Grupke, S L ^a   Potter, P E ^b   Edwards, J G ^a   Chemelli, R M ^c   Kisanuki, Y Y ^c   Yanagisawa, M ^c   Leonard, C S ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; ChAT; CHT1; narcolepsy; VAChT

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; OREXIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CATAPLEXY; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NARCOLEPSY; NONHUMAN; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WILD TYPE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DOGS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NARCOLEPSY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 77954411827     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07259.x     Document Type: Article

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