Direct antagonism of ethanol's effects on GABA(A) receptors by increased atmospheric pressure

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1689-1697

  Davies, Daryl L ^a   Alkana, Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol Antagonist; GABA(A) Receptor; Hyperbaric Exposure; LS Microsacs

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BICUCULLINE; PICROTOXIN;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERBARISM; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0031790198     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03967.x     Document Type: Article

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