Pharmacological characterization of native α7 nicotinic ACh receptors and their contribution to depolarization-elicited exocytosis in human chromaffin cells

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 908-921

  Pérez Alvarez, Alberto ^a   Hernández Vivanco, Alicia ^a   Alonso Y Gregorio, Sergio ^b   Tabernero, Angel ^b   McIntosh, J Michael ^c   Albillos, Almudena ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

7; capacitance; human chromaffin cell; nicotinic receptor; patch clamp

Indexed keywords

4 CHLORO N (3 QUINUCLIDINYL)BENZAMIDE; 5 HYDROXYINDOLE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; ALPHA CONOTOXIN MII; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CHOLINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACONITINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BUNGAROTOXINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMAFFIN CELLS; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SECRETORY VESICLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856303727     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01596.x     Document Type: Article

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