α4α6β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activation on ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons is sufficient to stimulate a depolarizing conductance and enhance surface AMPA receptor function

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 393-406

  Engle, Staci E ^a   Shih, Pei Yu ^a   McIntosh, J Michael ^b,c   Drenan, Ryan M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA4BETA2; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; ION CHANNEL GATING; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84883204531     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: 15210111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.113.087346     Document Type: Article

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