Promoted Neuronal Differentiation after Activation of Alpha4/Beta2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Undifferentiated Neural Progenitors

Takeshi Takarada; Noritaka Nakamichi; Seiya Kitajima; Ryo Fukumori; Ryota Nakazato; Nguyen Quynh Le; Yeong-Hun Kim; Koichi Fujikawa; Miki Kou; Yukio Yoneda

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046177

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Promoted Neuronal Differentiation after Activation of Alpha4/Beta2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Undifferentiated Neural Progenitors

Takeshi Takarada,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Noritaka Nakamichi,

Current address: Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacotherapy, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Seiya Kitajima,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Ryo Fukumori,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Ryota Nakazato,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Nguyen Quynh Le,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Yeong-Hun Kim,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Koichi Fujikawa,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Miki Kou,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Yukio Yoneda

* E-mail: yyoneda@p.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Promoted Neuronal Differentiation after Activation of Alpha4/Beta2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Undifferentiated Neural Progenitors

Takeshi Takarada,
Noritaka Nakamichi,
Seiya Kitajima,
Ryo Fukumori,
Ryota Nakazato,
Nguyen Quynh Le,
Yeong-Hun Kim,
Koichi Fujikawa,
Miki Kou,
Yukio Yoneda

Published: October 4, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046177

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