The multiple roles of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in modulating glutamatergic systems in the normal and diseased nervous system

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 378-387

  Koukouli, Fani ^a   Maskos, Uwe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Neurotransmission; Nicotine; Synaptic plasticity; 7 nicotinic receptor

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPSE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ALPHA7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84943351325     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: 18732968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2015.07.018     Document Type: Review

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