Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Technologies

ISBN-13: 9781493981335 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 259 str.

Ming D. Li

Spis treści

Analysis of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR) Gene Expression in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio)by In Situ Hybridization and PCR.- Zebrafish: An Animal Model to Study Nicotinic Drugs on Spatial Memory and Visual Attention.- Conditioned Place Preference and Behavioral Analysis to Evaluate Nicotine Reinforcement Properties in Zebrafish.- Study of the Contribution of Nicotinic Receptors to the Release of Endogenous Biogenic Amines in Drosophila Brain.- Emerging Technologies in the Analysis of C. Elegans Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- Using Natural Genetic Variability in Nicotinic Receptor Genes to Understand the Function of Nicotinic Receptors.- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors as Targets for Tobacco Cessation Therapeutics:  Cutting-edge Methodologies to Understand Receptor Assembly and Trafficking.- Spectral Confocal Imaging to Examine Upregulation of Nicotinic Receptor Subunits in α4-Yellow Fluorescent Protein Knock-in Mice.- α7-nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: New Therapeutic Avenues in Alzheimer's Disease.- α7-nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and β-amyloid Peptides in Alzheimer's Disease.- Development of Antidepressant Drugs Through Targeting a4β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- Evolutionary Relationship of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits in Both Vertebrate and Invertebrate Species.