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Nicotinic Receptors

Known as: Receptors, Nicotinic, Acetylcholine Receptors, Nicotinic, receptor nicotinic 
One of the two major classes of cholinergic receptors. Nicotinic receptors were originally distinguished by their preference for NICOTINE over… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Habenular a5 nicotinic receptor subunit signalling controls nicotine intake
Genetic variation in CHRNA5, the gene encoding the a5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit, increases vulnerability to… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Toluene exposure during the brain growth spurt reduced behavioral responses to nicotine in young adult rats: a potential role for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in fetal solvent syndrome.
Toluene, an industrial organic solvent, is voluntarily inhaled as drug of abuse. Toluene has been shown to inhibit the nicotinic… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The vagus nerve and nicotinic receptors modulate experimental pancreatitis severity in mice.
BACKGROUND & AIMS The nervous system, through the vagus nerve, controls inflammation by decreasing the release of tumor necrosis… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Identification of the Nicotinic Receptor Subtypes Expressed on Dopaminergic Terminals in the Rat Striatum
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) expressed on mesostriatal dopaminergic neurons are thought to mediate several… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A novel angiogenic pathway mediated by non-neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
We have recently reported that nicotine has angiogenic effects, which appear to be mediated through non-neuronal nicotinic… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Nicotinic receptors in aging and dementia.
Activation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) has been shown to maintain cognitive function following aging… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
The benzodiazepine binding site of GABAA receptors.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Molecular evolution of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: An example of multigene family in excitable cells
An extensive phylogenetic analysis of the nicotinic-acetylcholine-receptor subunit gene family has been performed by cladistic… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Stimulation of neuronal acetylcholine receptors induces rapid gene transcription.
Cholinergic agonists rapidly and transiently induced transcription of the c-fos protooncogene and one or more actin genes in… 
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