nAChR subtype | Present on Striatal Dopamine Terminals | Severity of Lesion | Reference | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate | Severe | |||
α6β2* | Yes | ↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | Quik et al., 2001, 2005; Zoli et al., 2002 |
α6α4β2β3 | Yes | ↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | Bordia et al., 2007 |
α6β2β3 | Yes | − | ↓↓ | Bordia et al., 2007 |
α3β2 | Yes | N.D. | ↓↓ | Quik et al., 2005 |
α4β2 | Yes | ↓ | ↓↓ | Zoli et al., 2002; Quik et al., 2005 |
α4α5β2 | Yes | ↓ | ↓↓ | Zoli et al., 2002 |
α4β2* | No | − | − | |
α7 | No | − | − | Zoli et al., 2002; Quik et al., 2005 |
↓, decline; −, no change; N.D., not determined.