Microtubule depolymerization inhibits ethanol-induced enhancement of GABAA responses in stably transfected cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1318-1321

  Whatley, Valerie J ^a   Brozowski, Susan J ^a   Hadingham, Karen L ^c   Whiting, Paul J ^c   Harris, R Adron ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Ethanol; GABAA receptor; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030022305     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66031318.x     Document Type: Article

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