Distribution of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit in the developing chick cerebellum

被引:11
作者
Kaneko, WM
Britto, LRG
Lindstrom, JM
Karten, HJ
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Neurosci 0608, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Physiol & Biophys, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, Brazil
[3] Univ Penn, Dept Neurosci, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
来源
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH | 1998年 / 105卷 / 01期
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
alpha-bungarotoxin; Purkinje cell; granule cell; embryonic; neurotransmitter; development;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00160-0
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Previous studies of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits in adult mammalian and avian brains have demonstrated a spatially restricted distribution of these subunits; little, however, is known about the nAChR subunit developmental distribution. The present study demonstrated a transient pattern of distribution of the neuronal nAChR subunit, alpha 7, in the developing chick cerebellum by using immunohistochemical techniques. This transient distribution may suggest a critical period for the development of the cholinergic system in the cerebellum. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:141 / 145
页数:5
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