Mechanism of action of acamprosate. Part II. Ethanol dependence modifies effects of acamprosate on NMDA receptor binding in membranes from rat cerebral cortex

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 810-814

  Al Qatari, Mona ^a   Bouchenafa, Ouahiba ^a   Littleton, John ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acamprosate; Alcohol; Binding; Dependence; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ALCOHOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DIZOCILPINE; DRINKING WATER; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOLISM; ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; REINFORCEMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031813519     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03872.x     Document Type: Article

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