High calcium permeability and calcium block of the α9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Katz E, Verbitsky M, Rothlin C, Vetter D, Heinemann S, Elgoyhen A. High calcium permeability and calcium block of the α9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Hearing Research 2000, 141: 117-128. PMID: 10713500, DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(99)00214-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsAlpha9 receptorNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholine receptorsAlpha9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorΑ9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorHair cellsOlivocochlear efferent fibersHigh calcium permeabilityAuditory nerve fiber activityNerve fiber activityEfferent fibersCholinergic receptorsOlivocochlear fibersVoltage-dependent mannerSynaptic transmissionCalcium permeabilityInhibitory synapseFiber activityReceptorsXenopus laevis oocytesMonovalent currentsLaevis oocytesSynapseCalcium block