Receptor binding sites and uptake activities mediating GABA neurotransmission in chronic alcoholics with Wernicke encephalopathy

Brain Research

Volumn 710, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 215-228

  Dodd, Peter R ^a   Kril, Jillian J ^c,d   Thomas, Gregory J ^a   Watson, Wendy E J ^b   Johnston, Graham A R ^b   Harper, Clive G ^c,d  

^a Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital Research Foundation   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Brain damage; Cerebral cortex; Hepatic encephalopathy; Human; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MUSCIMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0029876817     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01399-7     Document Type: Article

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