The role of the neuromodulator adenosine in alcohol's actions

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-143

  Dohrman, Douglas P ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Animal cell line; AOD intoxication; Biological transport; Brain; cAMP; Cell signaling; Central nervous system; Human cell line; Neuron; Neurotransmitters; Nucleosides; Receptors; Second messenger; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADENOSINE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

EID: 0001384071     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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