alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
"alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A member of the NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR subfamily of the LIGAND-GATED ION CHANNEL family. It consists entirely of pentameric α7 subunits expressed in the CNS, autonomic nervous system, vascular system, lymphocytes and spleen.
| Descriptor ID |
D064569
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.400.400.100.500.500 D12.776.543.550.450.500.100.500.500 D12.776.543.585.400.500.100.500.500 D12.776.543.750.130.687.500 D12.776.543.750.720.360.550.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, alpha-Bungarotoxin- Receptor, alpha-Bungarotoxin
- Receptor, alpha Bungarotoxin
- alpha-Bungarotoxin Receptor
- alpha-Bungarotoxin Receptors
- Receptors, alpha-Bungarotoxin
- alpha Bungarotoxin Receptors
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Carrier Proteins [D12.776.157]
- Membrane Transport Proteins [D12.776.157.530]
- Ion Channels [D12.776.157.530.400]
- Ligand-Gated Ion Channels [D12.776.157.530.400.400]
- Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors [D12.776.157.530.400.400.100]
- Receptors, Nicotinic [D12.776.157.530.400.400.100.500]
- alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor [D12.776.157.530.400.400.100.500.500]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Membrane Glycoproteins [D12.776.543.550]
- Ion Channels [D12.776.543.550.450]
- Ligand-Gated Ion Channels [D12.776.543.550.450.500]
- Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors [D12.776.543.550.450.500.100]
- Receptors, Nicotinic [D12.776.543.550.450.500.100.500]
- alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor [D12.776.543.550.450.500.100.500.500]
- Membrane Transport Proteins [D12.776.543.585]
- Ion Channels [D12.776.543.585.400]
- Ligand-Gated Ion Channels [D12.776.543.585.400.500]
- Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors [D12.776.543.585.400.500.100]
- Receptors, Nicotinic [D12.776.543.585.400.500.100.500]
- alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor [D12.776.543.585.400.500.100.500.500]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors [D12.776.543.750.130]
- Receptors, Nicotinic [D12.776.543.750.130.687]
- alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor [D12.776.543.750.130.687.500]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Cholinergic [D12.776.543.750.720.360]
- Receptors, Nicotinic [D12.776.543.750.720.360.550]
- alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor [D12.776.543.750.720.360.550.500]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor".
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor" by people in Profiles.
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Prenatal kynurenine exposure in rats: age-dependent changes in NMDA receptor expression and conditioned fear responding. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2016 Oct; 233(21-22):3725-3735.
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Elevated levels of kynurenic acid during gestation produce neurochemical, morphological, and cognitive deficits in adulthood: implications for schizophrenia. Neuropharmacology. 2015 Mar; 90:33-41.
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Reliability, validity and treatment sensitivity of the Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2015 Feb; 25(2):176-84.
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HIV gp120 induces mucus formation in human bronchial epithelial cells through CXCR4/a7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. PLoS One. 2013; 8(10):e77160.
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Nicotinic antagonist effects in the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus: regional heterogeneity of nicotinic receptor involvement in cognitive function. Biochem Pharmacol. 2009 Oct 01; 78(7):788-94.
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Ventral hippocampal alpha7 and alpha4beta2 nicotinic receptor blockade and clozapine effects on memory in female rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2006 Nov; 188(4):597-604.
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Contribution of dihydro-beta-erythroidine sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the ventral tegmental area to cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization in rats. Behav Brain Res. 2006 Mar 15; 168(1):120-6.
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Chronic exposure to typical or atypical antipsychotics in rodents: temporal effects on central alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Neuroscience. 2005; 136(2):519-29.
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Hippocampal excitability increases during the estrous cycle in the rat: a potential role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor. J Neurosci. 2003 Dec 17; 23(37):11641-52.