title: Comparison of [3H]nicotine and [3H]acetylcholine binding in mouse brain: regional distribution.
abstract: In a continuing study of nicotine binding sites, we determined the relative amount of nicotine binding and acetylcholine binding in various brain regions of C57/BL and of DBA mice. Although midbrain showed the highest and cerebellum the lowest binding for both [3H]nicotine and [3H]acetylcholine, the ratio of nicotine to acetylcholine binding showed a three-fold regional variation. Acetylcholine inhibition of [3H]nicotine binding indicated that a portion of nicotine binding was not inhibited by acetylcholine. These results indicate important differences between the binding of (+/-)-[3H]nicotine and that of [3H]acetylcholine.
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D009538:Nicotine / Q000378:metabolism*; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000032:analysis; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D014316:Tritium; D009538:Nicotine; D000109:Acetylcholine