Identification and localization of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha3 mRNA in the brain of the honeybee, <i>Apis mellifera</i>

H. Thany, Steeve; Lenaers, Guy; Crozatier, Michèle; Armengaud, Catherine; Gauthier, Mélanie

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2583.2003.00409.x

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Identification and localization of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha3 mRNA in the brain of the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Published in Insect Molecular Biology • May 9, 2003

Authors:

Steeve H. Thany

Guy Lenaers

Michèle Crozatier

Abstract

The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are ligand-gated ion channels responsible for rapid neurotransmission and are target sites for pesticides in insects. In the honeybee Apis mellifera, pharmacological and electrophysiological studies have shown that different nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subt...

Subject

Biology

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Nicotinic agonist

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