| Title : Nicotine and alpha-bungarotoxin modify the dendritic growth of cholinoceptive neurons in the developing chick tectum - Torrao_2003_Brain.Res.Dev.Brain.Res_143_115 |
| Author(s) : Torrao AS , Lindstrom JM , Britto LR |
| Ref : Brain Research Developmental Brain Research , 143 :115 , 2003 |
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Abstract :
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors have been suggested to participate in morphogenetic processes during development of the nervous system. In this study, nicotine applied both in ovo and in vitro produced a reduction of the neuritic length of cholinoceptive neurons of the developing chick tectum, whereas alpha-bungarotoxin produced the opposite effect. Taken together with previous data, our results are indicative of a role of the alpha-bungarotoxin-sensitive nicotinic receptors in neural development. |
| PubMedSearch : Torrao_2003_Brain.Res.Dev.Brain.Res_143_115 |
| PubMedID: 12763587 |
Torrao AS, Lindstrom JM, Britto LR (2003)
Nicotine and alpha-bungarotoxin modify the dendritic growth of cholinoceptive neurons in the developing chick tectum
Brain Research Developmental Brain Research
143 :115
Torrao AS, Lindstrom JM, Britto LR (2003)
Brain Research Developmental Brain Research
143 :115