Nicotinic Receptors in the Development and Modulation of CNS Synapses

Molecular cloning, functional properties, and distribution of rat brain alpha 7: a nicotinic cation channel highly permeable to calcium

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Nicotine enhancement of fast excitatory synaptic transmission in CNS by presynaptic receptors

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The Diversity of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

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Physiological Diversity of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Expressed by Vertebrate Neurons

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Cholinergic systems in mammalian brain and spinal cord

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A neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit (α7) is developmentally regulated and forms a homo-oligomeric channel blocked by α-BTX

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α9: An acetylcholine receptor with novel pharmacological properties expressed in rat cochlear hair cells

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ATP receptor-mediated synaptic currents in the central nervous system

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Stimulation of Neuronal Acetylcholine Receptors Induces Rapid Gene Transcription

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Abnormal avoidance learning in mice lacking functional high-affinity nicotine receptor in the brain

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

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Receptor‐associated proteins and synaptic plasticity

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Pathologic role of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in epileptic disorders: implication for pharmacological interventions

Ghasemi, M., & Niktarash, A. H. (2015) · Reviews in the Neurosciences · doi:10.1515/revneuro-2014-0044 · Cited by 33

Distribution of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits α7 and β2 in the human brainstem and hippocampal formation

Machaalani, R., Kashi, P. K., & Waters, K. A. (2010) · Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy · doi:10.1016/j.jchemneu.2010.05.009 · Cited by 32

Nicotine alters the expression of molecular markers of endocrine disruption in zebrafish

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Functional Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors on Subplate Neurons in Neonatal Rat Somatosensory Cortex

Hanganu, I. L., & Luhmann, H. J. (2004) · Journal of Neurophysiology · doi:10.1152/jn.00010.2004 · Cited by 32

Developmental Expression of Heteromeric Nicotinic Receptor Subtypes in Chick Retina

Vailati, S., Moretti, M., Longhi, R., Rovati, G. E., Clementi, F., & Gotti, C. (2003) · Molecular Pharmacology · doi:10.1124/mol.63.6.1329 · Cited by 32

Comparison of the effects of nicotine and epibatidine on the striatal extracellular dopamine

Janhunen, S. K., & Ahtee, L. (2004) · European Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.05.015 · Cited by 32

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated release of [3H]norepinephrine from developing and adult rat hippocampus: direct and indirect mechanisms

Leslie, F. M., Gallardo, K. A., & Park, M. K. (2002) · Neuropharmacology · doi:10.1016/s0028-3908(02)00019-9 · Cited by 33

Differential effects of subtype-specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists on early and late hippocampal LTP

Kroker, K. S., Rast, G. F., & Rosenbrock, H. (2011) · European Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.09.167 · Cited by 31

Melatonin Nocturnal Surge Modulates Nicotinic Receptors and Nicotine-Induced [3H]Glutamate Release in Rat Cerebellum Slices

Markus, R. P., dos Santos, J. M., Zago, W. M., & Renó, L. A. C. (2003) · Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · doi:10.1124/jpet.102.045625 · Cited by 31

Nicotinic receptor involvement in regulation of functions of mouse neutrophils from inflammatory site

Safronova, V. G., Vulfius, C. A., Shelukhina, I. V., Mal’tseva, V. N., Berezhnov, A. V., Fedotova, E. I., Miftahova, R. G., Kryukova, E. V., Grinevich, A. A., & Tsetlin, V. I. (2016) · Immunobiology · doi:10.1016/j.imbio.2016.01.016 · Cited by 32

Developmental changes in nicotinic receptor mRNAs and responses to nicotine in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and other brain regions

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Modulation of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-channel by the nootropic drug nefiracetam

Oyaizu, M., & Narahashi, T. (1999) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(99)01077-x · Cited by 30

Selective vulnerability of cerebellar granule neuroblasts and their progeny to drugs with abuse liability

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Allosteric modulation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

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Depressant and Convulsant Barbiturates Both Inhibit Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

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Defining pre‐synaptic nicotinic receptors regulated by beta amyloid in mouse cortex and hippocampus with receptor null mutants

Mehta, T. K., Dougherty, J. J., Wu, J., Choi, C. H., Khan, G. M., & Nichols, R. A. (2009) · Journal of Neurochemistry · doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06070.x · Cited by 30

Dopamine release in prefrontal cortex in response to β-amyloid activation of α7∗ nicotinic receptors

Wu, J., Khan, G. M., & Nichols, R. A. (2007) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2007.08.079 · Cited by 30

α6-Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Reconstitution Involves Mechanistically Distinct Accessory Components

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Distribution and postnatal development of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the rodent lower auditory brainstem

Happe, H. K., & Morley, B. J. (2004) · Developmental Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.devbrainres.2004.07.004 · Cited by 30

Nicotinic synapses formed between chick ciliary ganglion neurons in culture resemble those present on the neurons in vivo

Chen, M., Pugh, P. C., & Margiotta, J. F. (2001) · Journal of Neurobiology · doi:10.1002/neu.1034 · Cited by 30

Fine structural features of the acetylcholine innervation in the developing neostriatum of rat

Aznavour, N., Mechawar, N., Watkins, K. C., & Descarries, L. (2003) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.10660 · Cited by 32

Activation and desensitization of heteromeric neuronal nicotinic receptors: implications for non-synaptic transmission

Lester, R. A. J. (2004) · Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.02.081 · Cited by 30

An α4β4 Nicotinic Receptor Subtype Is Present in Chick Retina: Identification, Characterization and Pharmacological Comparison with the Transfected α4β4 and α6β4 Subtypes

Barabino, B., Vailati, S., Moretti, M., McIntosh, J. M., Longhi, R., Clementi, F., & Gotti, C. (2001) · Molecular Pharmacology · doi:10.1124/mol.59.6.1410 · Cited by 30

Nicotine withdrawal suppresses nicotinic modulation of long‐term potentiation induction in the hippocampal CA1 region

Yamazaki, Y., Fujii, S., Jia, Y., & Sumikawa, K. (2006) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05160.x · Cited by 29

Visual acuity is reduced in alpha 7 nicotinic receptor knockout mice.

Origlia, N., Valenzano, D., Moretti, M., Gotti, C., & Domenici, L. (2012) · Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science · doi:10.1167/iovs.11-8007 · Cited by 27

Cell-Autonomous Inhibition of α7-Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Prevents Death of Parasympathetic Neurons during Development

Hruska, M., & Nishi, R. (2007) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.3057-07.2007 · Cited by 29

Target-specific control of nicotinic receptor expression at developing interneuronal synapses in chick

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Cell-free Expression and Functional Reconstitution of Homo-oligomeric α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors into Planar Lipid Bilayers

Lyford, L. K., & Rosenberg, R. L. (1999) · Journal of Biological Chemistry · doi:10.1074/jbc.274.36.25675 · Cited by 29

A study of the acute effect of smoking on cerebral blood flow using 99mTc-ECD SPET

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Calibration of agonist concentrations applied by pressure pulses or via rapid solution exchanger

Angelantonio, S. D., & Nistri, A. (2001) · Journal of Neuroscience Methods · doi:10.1016/s0165-0270(01)00437-x · Cited by 29

New insights into the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying idiopathic epilepsies

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Molecular dynamics study of water and Na+ ions in models of the pore region of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

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Chick Optic Lobe Contains a Developmentally Regulated α2α5β2 Nicotinic Receptor Subtype

Balestra, B., Vailati, S., Moretti, M., Hanke, W., Clementi, F., & Gotti, C. (2000) · Molecular Pharmacology · doi:10.1124/mol.58.2.300 · Cited by 28

Radiation-induced, lamina-specific deletion of neurons in the primate visual cortex

Algan, O., & RAKIC, P. T. (1997) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970512)381:3 · Cited by 47

Subunit and region-specific decreases in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor mRNA in the aged rat brain

Ferrari, R., Pedrazzi, P., Algeri, S., Agnati, L. F., & Zoli, M. (1999) · Neurobiology of Aging · doi:10.1016/s0197-4580(99)00015-9 · Cited by 29

Tricks of Perspective: Insights and Limitations to the Study of Macroscopic Currents for the Analysis of nAChR Activation and Desensitization

Papke, R. L. (2009) · Journal of Molecular Neuroscience · doi:10.1007/s12031-009-9261-0 · Cited by 27

Alpha bungarotoxin-1.4 nm gold: a novel conjugate for visualising the precise subcellular distribution of alpha 7* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Jones, I. W., Barik, J., O’Neill, M. J., & Wonnacott, S. (2003) · Journal of Neuroscience Methods · doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.11.001 · Cited by 27

Interactions between regulatory proteins that bind to the nicotinic receptor β4 subunit gene promoter

Melnikova, I. N., Yang, Y., & Gardner, P. D. (2000) · European Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00884-5 · Cited by 27

Inhaled Anesthetics: Mechanisms of Action

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Presynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors enhance GABAergic synaptic transmission in rat periaqueductal gray neurons

Nakamura, M., & Jang, I. (2010) · European Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.04.057 · Cited by 27

Nicotinic receptor modulation of neurotransmitter release in the cerebellum

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Postnatal upregulation of α4 and α3 nicotinic receptor subunits in the brain of α7 nicotinic receptor-deficient mice

Yu, W., Guan, Z.-Z., & Nordberg, A. K. (2007) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.03.002 · Cited by 26

Structure-Activity Relationships in a Peptidic α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Antagonist

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Strychnine activates neuronal α7 nicotinic receptors after mutations in the leucine ring and transmitter binding site domains

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Adolescent nicotine exposure and persistent neurocircuitry changes: unveiling lifelong psychiatric risks

Reynolds, L. M., Faure, P., & Barik, J. (2025) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41380-025-03110-0 · Cited by 26

Nicotinic modulation of serotonergic activity in the dorsal raphe nucleus

Hernández‐López, S., Garduño, J., & Mihailescu, S. (2013) · Reviews in the Neurosciences · doi:10.1515/revneuro-2013-0012 · Cited by 25

An integrated approach, based on mass spectrometry, for the assessment of imidacloprid metabolism and penetration into mouse brain and fetus after oral treatment

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Developmental expression of cannabinoid receptors in the chick retinotectal system

Leonelli, M., Britto, L. R. G., Chaves, G. P., & Torrão, A. D. S. (2005) · Developmental Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.devbrainres.2005.02.009 · Cited by 25

Evaluation of Ca2+ permeability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in hypothalamic histaminergic neurons

Uteshev, V. V. (2009) · Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica · doi:10.1093/abbs/gmp101 · Cited by 28

Nicotine‐induced and depolarisation‐induced glutamate release from hippocampus mossy fibre synaptosomes: two distinct mechanisms

Bancila, V., Cordeiro, M., Bloc, A., & Dunant, Y. (2009) · Journal of Neurochemistry · doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06169.x · Cited by 25

The effect of coactivation of muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on LTD in the hippocampal CA1 network

Sugisaki, E., Fukushima, Y., Fujii, S., Yamazaki, Y., & Aihara, T. (2016) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2016.08.024 · Cited by 25

NACHO Engages N-Glycosylation ER Chaperone Pathways for α7 Nicotinic Receptor Assembly.

Kweon, H.-J., Gu, S., Witham, E. A., Dhara, M., Yu, H., Mandon, E., Jawhari, A., & Bredt, D. (2020) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108025 · Cited by 24

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors potentiate the GABAergic transmission in the developing rat inferior colliculus

Yigit, M. (2003) · Neuropharmacology · doi:10.1016/s0028-3908(03)00197-7 · Cited by 25

In vivo Effects of the Anatoxin-a on Striatal Dopamine Release

Campos, F., Durán, R., Vidal, L., Faro, L. R. F., & Alfonso, M. (2006) · Neurochemical Research · doi:10.1007/s11064-006-9042-x · Cited by 25

Nerve Terminal Currents Induced by Autoreception of Acetylcholine Release

Fu, W., Liou, H., & Chen, Y. (1998) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.18-23-09954.1998 · Cited by 25

Selective Reduction in the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Dystroglycan at the Postsynaptic Apparatus ofmdxMouse Superior Cervical Ganglion

Zaccaria, M. L., Stefano, M. E. D., Gotti, C., Petrucci, T. C., & Paggi, P. (2000) · Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology · doi:10.1093/jnen/59.2.103 · Cited by 25

Ca2+ changes induced by different presynaptic nicotinic receptors in separate populations of individual striatal nerve terminals

Nayak, S. V., Dougherty, J. J., McIntosh, J. M., & Nichols, R. A. (2001) · Journal of Neurochemistry · doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00197.x · Cited by 25

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: neurophysiology, information processing, arousal and drug development

ROWE, D. L., & Hermens, D. F. (2006) · Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics · doi:10.1586/14737175.6.11.1721 · Cited by 25

Cholinergic innervation of the zebrafish olfactory bulb

Edwards, J. G., Greig, A., Sakata, Y., Elkin, D., & Michel, W. C. (2007) · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · doi:10.1002/cne.21480 · Cited by 24

Restoring long-term potentiation impaired by amyloid-beta oligomers: Comparison of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitior and selective neuronal nicotinic receptor agonists

Kroker, K. S., Moreth, J., Kußmaul, L., Rast, G. F., & Rosenbrock, H. (2013) · Brain Research Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.04.006 · Cited by 24

Evidence for association of the non-duplicated region of CHRNA7 gene with bipolar disorder but not with Schizophrenia

Ancín, I., Barabash, A., Vázquez-Álvarez, B., Santos, J. L., Sánchez‐Morla, E. M., Martínez, J. L., Aparicio, A. I., Peláez, J. C., & Díaz, J. A. C. (2010) · Psychiatric Genetics · doi:10.1097/ypg.0b013e32833a9b7a · Cited by 24

Altered nocifensive behavior in animal models of autism spectrum disorder: The role of the nicotinic cholinergic system

Wang, L., Almeida, L. E. F., Nettleton, M. Y., Khaibullina, A., Albani, S. H., Kamimura, S., Nouraie, M. S., & Quezado, Z. (2016) · Neuropharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.09.013 · Cited by 25

Acetylcholine influences growth cone motility and morphology of developing thalamic axons

Rüdiger, T., & Bolz, J. (2008) · Cell Adhesion & Migration · doi:10.4161/cam.2.1.5909 · Cited by 25

Diversity of nicotinic receptors mediating Cl− current in Lymnaea neurons distinguished with specific agonists and antagonist

Vulfius, C. A., Tumina, O. B., Kasheverov, I. E., Utkin, Y. N., & Tsetlin, V. I. (2004) · Neuroscience Letters · doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2004.10.010 · Cited by 24

Immunolocalization of α4 and α7 subunits of nicotinic receptor in rat cochlear nucleus

Yao, W., & Godfrey, D. A. (1999) · Hearing Research · doi:10.1016/s0378-5955(98)00199-3 · Cited by 23

Synthesis and nicotinic binding of novel phenyl derivatives of UB-165. Identifying factors associated with α7 selectivity

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Molecular Basis of the Charge Selectivity of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Related Ligand‐Gated Ion Channels

Corringer, P., Bertrand, S., Galzi, J., Devillers‐Thiéry, A., Changeux, J., & Bertrand, D. (2007) · Novartis Foundation symposium · doi:10.1002/9780470515716.ch14 · Cited by 24

Rat neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing α7 subunit: pharmacological properties of ligand binding and function

Xiao, Y., Abdrakhmanova, G. R., Baydyuk, M., Hernandez, S. C., & Kellar, K. J. (2009) · Acta Pharmacologica Sinica · doi:10.1038/aps.2009.69 · Cited by 23

Nicotinic cholinergic intercellular communication: Implications for the developing auditory system

Morley, B. J. (2005) · Hearing Research · doi:10.1016/j.heares.2005.02.012 · Cited by 23

EFFECT OF NICOTINE ON HIPPOCAMPAL NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE α7 RECEPTOR AND NMDA RECEPTOR SUBUNITS 2A AND 2B EXPRESSION IN YOUNG AND OLD RATS

Delibaş, N., Doğuç, D. K., Sütçü, R., Eroğlu, E., & Gökalp, O. (2005) · International Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1080/00207450590914437 · Cited by 23

Endogenous Acetylcholine Enhances Synchronized Interneuron Activity in Rat Neocortex

Bandyopadhyay, S., Sutor, B., & Hablitz, J. J. (2005) · Journal of Neurophysiology · doi:10.1152/jn.00881.2005 · Cited by 23

Selective Inhibition of Acetylcholine-Evoked Responses of α7 Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors by Novel tris- and tetrakis-Azaaromatic Quaternary Ammonium Antagonists

López‐Hernández, G. Y., Thinschmidt, J. S., Zheng, G., Zhang, Z., Crooks, P. A., Dwoskin, L. P., & Papke, R. L. (2009) · Molecular Pharmacology · doi:10.1124/mol.109.056176 · Cited by 23

Bovine serum albumin enhances nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function in mouse thalamic synaptosomes

Butt, C. M., Hutton, S. R., Marks, M. J., & Collins, A. C. (2002) · Journal of Neurochemistry · doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.01135.x · Cited by 23

Expression of a Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor in Insect and Mammalian Host Cell Systems

Aztiria, E., Sogayar, M. C., & Barrantes, F. J. (2000) · Neurochemical Research · doi:10.1023/a:1007512121082 · Cited by 22

Discrimination of Ethanol in Rats: Effects of Nicotine, Diazepam, CGP 40116, and 1-(m-Chlorophenyl)-biguanide

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Transcription Factors NF-Y and Sp1 Are Important Determinants of the Promoter Activity of the Bovine and Human Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor β4 Subunit Genes

Valor, L. M., Campos‐Caro, A., Carrasco-Serrano, C., Ortiz, J. A., Ballesta, J. J., & Criado, M. (2002) · Journal of Biological Chemistry · doi:10.1074/jbc.m110454200 · Cited by 23

Proconvulsant-induced seizures in α4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit knockout mice

Wong, J. Y. F., Ross, S. A., McColl, C. D., Massalas, J. S., Powney, E., Finkelstein, D. I., Clark, M., Horne, M. K., Berkovic, S. F., & Drago, J. (2002) · Neuropharmacology · doi:10.1016/s0028-3908(02)00067-9 · Cited by 23

Pesticide exposure during pregnancy, like nicotine, affects the brainstem α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression, increasing the risk of sudden unexplained perinatal death.

Lavezzi, A., Cappiello, A., Pusiol, T., Corna, M. F., Termopoli, V., & Matturri, L. (2015) · Journal of Neurological Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jns.2014.11.014 · Cited by 22

Functional α6β4 acetylcholine receptor expression enables pharmacological testing of nicotinic agonists with analgesic properties.

Knowland, D., Gu, S., Eckert, W., Dawe, G., Matta, J., Limberis, J., Wickenden, A., Bhattacharya, A., & Bredt, D. (2020) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci140311 · Cited by 12

Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Expression and Activity During Neuronal Differentiation of PC12 Pheochromocytoma Cells

Nery, A. A., Resende, R. R., Martins, A. H. B., Trujillo, C. A., Eterović, V. A., & Ulrich, H. (2010) · Journal of Molecular Neuroscience · doi:10.1007/s12031-010-9369-2 · Cited by 22

Distribution and regulation of telencephalic aromatase expression in the zebra finch revealed with a specific antibody

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Developing skeletal muscle cells express functional muscarinic acetylcholine receptors coupled to different intracellular signaling systems

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