The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function in hippocampal neurons is regulated by the lipid composition of the plasma membrane

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3163-3174

  Colón Sáez, José O ^a   Yakel, Jerrel L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CHOLESTEROL; COMPACTIN; METHYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; METHYLLYCACONITINE; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; THERMOZYMOCIDIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; EMBRYO; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIPID RAFT; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SLOW INWARD CURRENT;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID METABOLISM; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 79959769576     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.209494     Document Type: Article

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