Nicotinic receptors in circuit excitability and epilepsy.

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Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors belong to the family of excitatory ligand-gated channels and result from the assembly of five subunits. Functional heteromeric nictonic receptors are present in the hippocampus and neocortex, thalamus, mesolimbic dopamine system and brainstem motor nuclei, where they may play a role, respectively, in memory, sensory processing, addiction and motor control. Some forms of...

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