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Biotech / Medical : SIBIA Neurosciences (SIBI) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Mike McFarland who wrote (415)6/26/1999 10:56:00 AM
From: Mike McFarland  Respond to of 579
 
Nicotine for newbies...

Description of the Sibia nAChR program
sibia.com

glossary:

agonist - structural analog that binds a receptor and
mimics the effects of its natural ligand.

antagonist - structural analog that binds to a receptor
without triggering it and blocks the effects of the natural
ligand or agonist.

acetylcholine/ACh - a neurotransmitter released at the vertebrate
neuromuscular junction, and at many central nervous system and
peripheral autonomic) synapses.

further misc links for Nicotinic acetylcholine
-gated integral receptor-channels

Dougherty group, Division of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
cco.caltech.edu

Electrostatic Properties of the Pore-Lining Region
indigo1.biop.ox.ac.uk

movies
utexas.edu

Nicotinic Receptor Imaging
gla.ac.uk

I don't know what this one is, but did not
want to discard it:
pain.med.umn.edu