1990
Neural nicotinic acetylcholine responses in sensory neurons from postnatal rat
Sucher N, Cheng T, Lipton S. Neural nicotinic acetylcholine responses in sensory neurons from postnatal rat. Brain Research 1990, 533: 248-254. PMID: 2289141, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)91346-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDRG cellsPostnatal ratsInward currentsFunctional nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDorsal root ganglion cellsNicotinic acetylcholine responsesAgonist-induced currentsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsPatch-clamp techniqueWhole-cell configurationAcetylcholine responseNicotinic responsesGanglion cellsNeuronal bungarotoxinNeuronal typesSensory neuronsNicotinic acetylcholineAcetylcholine receptorsNewborn animalsAcetylcholineIrreversible blockPresence of toxinsRatsCellsDMPP
1988
Nicotinic Antagonists Enhance Process Outgrowth by Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells in Culture
Lipton S, Frosch M, Phillips M, Tauck D, Aizenman E. Nicotinic Antagonists Enhance Process Outgrowth by Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells in Culture. Science 1988, 239: 1293-1296. PMID: 3344435, DOI: 10.1126/science.3344435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsNicotinic antagonistsGanglion cellsFunctional nicotinic cholinergic receptorsRetinal ganglion cell processesRat retinal ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cell neuronsNicotinic cholinergic drugsSpecific nicotinic antagonistsProcess outgrowthGanglion cell neuronsNicotinic cholinergic receptorsGanglion cell processesNormal control mechanismsApplied acetylcholinePostsynaptic effectsCholinergic receptorsAmacrine cellsCholinergic drugsPharmacologic blockadeSpontaneous leaksRemoval of inhibitionRetinal culturesAcetylcholineCell neurons