Functional alpha7 nicotinic receptors are expressed on immature granule cells of the postnatal dentate gyrus

Brain Research

Volumn 1601, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-30

  John, Danielle ^a,e   Shelukhina, Irina ^b   Yanagawa, Yuchio ^c,d   Deuchars, Jim ^a   Henderson, Zaineb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; Dentate gyrus; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; GRANULE CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; INTERNEURON; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WISTAR RAT;

MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; DENTATE GYRUS; GABAERGIC NEURONS; INTERNEURONS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84924503662     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.12.041     Document Type: Article

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