Neuronal nicotinic receptors in the human brain

D Paterson, A Nordberg - Progress in neurobiology, 2000 - Elsevier
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are a family of ligand gated ion
channels which are widely distributed in the human brain. Multiple subtypes of these …

Diversity of vertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

NS Millar, C Gotti - Neuropharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are pentameric neurotransmitter receptors. They
are members of the Cys-loop family of ligand-gated ion channels which also include …

Molecular and physiological diversity of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the midbrain dopaminergic nuclei

R Klink, A de Kerchove d'Exaerde, M Zoli… - Journal of …, 2001 - Soc Neuroscience
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) on dopaminergic (DA) and GABAergic (Gaba)
projection neurons of the substantia nigra (SN) and ventral tegmental area (VTA) are …

Multiorgan autonomic dysfunction in mice lacking the β2 and the β4 subunits of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

W Xu, A Orr-Urtreger, F Nigro, S Gelber… - Journal of …, 1999 - Soc Neuroscience
Transcripts for the β2 and the β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits are
found throughout the CNS and the peripheral nervous system. These two β subunits can …

Assembly and subunit diversity of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

NS Millar - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2003 - portlandpress.com
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are a diverse family of neurotransmitter-gated
ion channels which contain five transmembrane subunits arranged around a central pore …

[HTML][HTML] Human α6 AChR subtypes: subunit composition, assembly, and pharmacological responses

A Kuryatov, F Olale, J Cooper, C Choi, J Lindstrom - Neuropharmacology, 2000 - Elsevier
Many nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) subunits are known to be co-expressed with
the α6 subunit in neurons. Because α6β4 AChRs assemble inefficiently and α6β2 AChRs …

Assembly and trafficking of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

NS Millar, PC Harkness - Molecular membrane biology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of an extensive super-family of
neurotransmitter-gated ion channels. In humans, nAChRs are expressed within the nervous …

The role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the mechanisms of anesthesia

E Tassonyi, E Charpantier, D Muller, L Dumont… - Brain research …, 2002 - Elsevier
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are members of the ligand-gated ion channel superfamily,
that includes also gamma-amino-butiric-acidA, glycine, and 5-hydroxytryptamine3 receptors …

Subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in nicotine reward, dependence, and withdrawal: evidence from genetically modified mice

CD Fowler, MA Arends, PJ Kenny - Behavioural pharmacology, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) can regulate the activity of many
neurotransmitter pathways throughout the central nervous system and are considered to be …

UB-165: a novel nicotinic agonist with subtype selectivity implicates the α4β2* subtype in the modulation of dopamine release from rat striatal synaptosomes

CGV Sharples, S Kaiser, L Soliakov… - Journal of …, 2000 - Soc Neuroscience
Presynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) on striatal synaptosomes stimulate
dopamine release. Partial inhibition by the α3β2-selective α-conotoxin-MII indicates …