1988
Synthetic peptides in the study of the interaction of rabies virus and the acetylcholine receptor.
Lentz T, Hawrot E, Donnelly-Roberts D, Wilson P. Synthetic peptides in the study of the interaction of rabies virus and the acetylcholine receptor. Advances In Biochemical Psychopharmacology 1988, 44: 57-71. PMID: 3041753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSnake venom neurotoxinsAmino acid sequence similarityCentral nervous systemAcetylcholine receptorsVirus glycoproteinVenom neurotoxinsPeriod of replicationRabies virus glycoproteinRegions of virusesNervous systemGenetic driftSequence similarityVirus-receptor interactionsMolecular basisRabies virusCertain neuronal populationsDirect bindingRNA virusesNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCell surface constituentsBlood-brain barrierCell receptorGlycoproteinBindingD-tubocurarine
1982
Is the Acetylcholine Receptor a Rabies Virus Receptor?
Lentz T, Burrage T, Smith A, Crick J, Tignor G. Is the Acetylcholine Receptor a Rabies Virus Receptor? Science 1982, 215: 182-184. PMID: 7053569, DOI: 10.1126/science.7053569.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1968
Histochemical localization of acetylcholinesterase activity in a planarian
Lentz T. Histochemical localization of acetylcholinesterase activity in a planarian. Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology 1968, 27: 715-718. PMID: 5710280, DOI: 10.1016/0010-406x(68)90612-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1967
Fine structure of nerve cells in a planarian
Lentz T. Fine structure of nerve cells in a planarian. Journal Of Morphology 1967, 121: 323-337. PMID: 6035295, DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1051210406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall clear vesiclesNerve cell typesDense granulesGranule-containing cellsGanglion cellsNerve endingsNervous systemClear vesiclesNerve cellsNerve cordCholinergic synaptic vesiclesSynaptic vesiclesCytoplasmic processesAbundant granulesTypes of granulesBrainCell typesEndoplasmic reticulumCellsNeurosecretory substanceNorepinephrineDense contentCordNeuropilEpinephrine
1965
Fine structural changes in the nervous system of the regenerating hydra
Lentz T. Fine structural changes in the nervous system of the regenerating hydra. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 1965, 159: 181-193. PMID: 4379200, DOI: 10.1002/jez.1401590204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulation of growthHours of regenerationDifferentiation of neuronsNormal hydraPlasma membraneGolgi apparatusVesicle membraneHydraDense granulesDense homogeneous materialNeurosecretory cellsDifferentiationCellsFine structural changesMembraneNervous systemRegenerationInterstitial cellsMultiple nucleoliPolyribosomesIntermediate stageNucleoliRegulationNeuronsLarge number