Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are widely distributed throughout the central
nervous system, being expressed in neurons and non-neuronal cells, where they participate …

The ongoing search for therapeutic interventions in Alzheimer disease (AD) has highlighted
the complexity of this condition and the need for additional biomarkers, beyond amyloid-β …

A cluster of manuscripts in this issue of the Journal highlights a lack of selectivity of 49
antibodies against 19 subtypes of α 1-and β-adrenoceptors, muscarinic, dopamine and …

The α 7-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is one of the most unique and interesting of all
the members of the cys-loop superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels. Since it was first …

Progress in the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology has identified the forebrain
cholinergic system as being important in many higher order brain functions. Further analysis …

α7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) constitute one of the predominant
nAChR subtypes in the mammalian brain. Within the ventral tegmental area (VTA), nicotine …

Acetylcholine (ACh), a classical transmitter of parasympathetic nerve fibres in the airways, is
also synthesized by a large number of non-neuronal cells, including airway surface …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are not only expressed by the nervous system and at the
neuro-muscular junction but also by mononuclear phagocytes, which belong to the innate …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors play important roles in numerous cognitive processes as
well as in several debilitating central nervous system (CNS) disorders. In order to fully …

Background Electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve suppresses intestinal inflammation and
normalizes gut motility in a mouse model of postoperative ileus. The exact anatomical …