Elevation of basal protein kinase C activity increases ethanol sensitivity of GABA(A) receptors in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1949-1959

  Weiner, J L ^a   Valenzuela, C F ^a   Watson, P L ^c   Frazier, C J ^a   Dunwiddie, T V ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethanol; GABA(A) receptor; Hippocampus; Inhibitory postsynaptic current; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030900739     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68051949.x     Document Type: Article

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