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Minireview: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors on Hippocampal Neurons: Distribution on the Neuronal Surface and Modulation of Receptor Activity

E. X. Albuquerque Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA; Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology II, Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21944, Brazil
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E. F. R. Pereira Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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M. Alkondon Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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A. Schrattenholz Department of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Mainz, D-55128, Mainz, Germany
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A. Maelicke Department of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Mainz, D-55128, Mainz, Germany
Pages 243-266 | Published online: 26 Jun 2009

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