Chronic ethanol treatment produces a selective upregulation of the NMDA receptor subunit gene expression in mammalian cultured cortical neurons

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 211-218

  Hu, Xian Jue ^a   Follesa, Paolo ^a   Ticku, Maharaj K ^a  

^a Univ of Texas Hlth Science Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic ethanol; mRNA levels; NMDA receptor antagonist; Upregulation

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALCOHOL; DIZOCILPINE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRENDIPINE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

EID: 0029865790     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328X(95)00223-F     Document Type: Article

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