Mixed nicotinic–muscarinic properties of the α9 nicotinic cholinergic receptor
Verbitsky M, Rothlin C, Katz E, Elgoyhen A. Mixed nicotinic–muscarinic properties of the α9 nicotinic cholinergic receptor. Neuropharmacology 2000, 39: 2515-2524. PMID: 11044723, DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(00)00124-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsCholinergic receptorsCholinergic compoundsAlpha9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorHigh ACh concentrationsNicotinic cholinergic receptorsWeak partial agonistNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCochlear outer hair cellsAgonist-evoked currentsAlpha9 receptorMuscarinic agonistsMaximal responseAcetylcholine receptorsPartial agonistACh concentrationPharmacological propertiesHair cellsReceptorsXenopus laevis oocytesAcetylcholineNative receptorAgonistsCompetitive typeLaevis oocytes