
Primary cultures of rat cortical microglia treated with nicotine increases in the expression of excitatory amino acid transporter 1 (GLAST) via the activation of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Keywords: BSS, balanced salt solution; CaMKII, Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II; DHK, dihydrokainic acid; DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium; EAATs, excitatory amino acid transporters; GAPDH, glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; GLAST, glutam