... membrane delivery and stable retention of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the synapse." "A single nerve cell ... acetylcholine receptors to APC at the complex. This study identifies several novel components of neuronal nicotinic ...
... with highly selective endogenous neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which may in turn affect development of areas in the central nervous system essential for respiratory ...
... provide a new model of behavior for the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, a well studied protein involved ... to function properly. The study focused on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, an ion channel found in both brain ...
... molecules on nerve cells called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, or nAChRs. When nerve cells communicate, nerve impulses jump chemically across ...
... a type of brain receptor known as an "α6-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptor" to make it more sensitive ... the neurotransmitter dopamine. When the receptor is kicked into action by the presence of either nicotine or acetylcholine--two of the keys ...
... would in turn not only enhance the presence of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, but also a host of other proteins that are important for the proper ... in the functions of neurexin could affect the guidance of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors to their functional destinations in nerve cells ...
... sensory representation for nicotine." One taste pathway the Duke researchers uncovered involves nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), which scientists previously proposed ...
... looked specifically at the alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in mouse brain tissue. A very ... by other researchers to lack the alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Those mice were compared with normal mice ...
... , "A common genetic variant in 15q24 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster (CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4) is associated with a reduced ability of women ...
... showed in past research that an antagonist of nicotine acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), may serve as an anticancer agent. The antagonist, called d-tubocurarine/α-Cobratoxin ...
... (MOA) studies indicated that theanine in the filter exerted an inhibitory effect similar to the nicotine acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) inhibitor. In addition, theanine ...
... binds to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAchR), it is known to promote smoking addiction and may also directly promote ... Hospital, to see whether subunits of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor were overexpressed in breast cancer cells ...
... , and they think they may have found it. They pinpointed the receptor that is targeted by nicotine, the Alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, as a potential therapeutic target. A paper describing their breakthrough appears in the current issue ...
... by two compounds that target neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subtype 34*. nAChRs are proteins found in the brain and broader central ...
... in the brain by stimulating proteins called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). These nAChRs are made up of different types of subunits, one of which is the α5 subunit—the focus ...
