Articles by author - Jaromir Myslivecek

Neuroprotective effect of nicotine against kainic acid excitotoxicity is associated with alpha-bungarotoxin insensitive receptors subtype of nAChRs.

Riljak V, Benes J, Pokorný J, Myslivecek J.

Journal Article 2011; 32(6): 816-820 PubMed PMID: 22286796 Keywords: Animals, Bungarotoxins:metabolism, Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists:pharmacology, Hippocampus:cytology, Kainic Acid:pharmacology, Neurons:cytology, Neuroprotective Agents:pharmacology, Nicotine:pharmacology, Nicotinic Agonists:pharmacology, Protein Isoforms.

OBJECTIVES: Our previous study showed that administration of nicotine is capable to protect the neurons of hippocampus against the kainic .....

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Mechanisms of G protein-coupled receptors regulation.

Tomankova H, Myslivecek J.

Journal Article 2011; 32(5): 607-615 PubMed PMID: 22167139 Keywords: Animals, Humans, Neurosecretory Systems:physiology, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled:physiology, Signal Transduction:physiology,.

: Within the last two decades of studies in the ever-expanding field of GPCR signaling, challenging insights were adopted. Growing evidenc.....

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