Critical roles of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in olfactory memory formation and retrieval in crickets

Acetylcholine (ACh) is a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the insect central nervous system, and insect neurons express several types of ACh receptors (AChRs). AChRs are classified into two subgroups, muscarinic AChRs and nicotinic AChRs (nAChRs). nAChRs are also divided into two subgroups by se...

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Main Authors: Yukihisa Matsumoto, Chihiro Sato Matsumoto, Makoto Mizunami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1345397/full