Neurobiology - Snails, synapses and smokers

被引:36
作者
Dougherty, DA
Lester, HA
机构
[1] CALTECH, Div Chem & Chem Engn, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[2] CALTECH, Div Biol, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
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D O I
10.1038/35077192
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The discovery of a protein that controls the transmission of nerve impulses in snails is significant in its own right. It also advances our understanding of the vertebrate neurotransmitter receptor that responds to nicotine.
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页码:252 / 254
页数:4
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