Menthol suppresses nicotinic acetylcholine receptor functioning in sensory neurons via allosteric modulation

Chemical Senses

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 463-469

  Hans, Michael ^a   Wilhelm, M ^a   Swandulla, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allosteric modulation; Electrophysiology; HEK tsA201 cells; Human 4 2 nicotinic receptor; Menthol; Nicotine; Rat; Single channel recording; Trigeminal ganglion neuron

Indexed keywords

MENTHOL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ALLOSTERISM; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; WHOLE CELL;

MENTHA X PIPERITA; RATTUS;

EID: 84861216784     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjr128     Document Type: Article

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