Acamprosate enhances N-methyl-D-apartate receptor-mediated neurotransmission but inhibits presynaptic GABA(B) receptors in nucleus accumbens neurons

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Berton, Fulvia ^a,b   Francesconi, Walter G ^a,b   Madamba, Samuel G ^a   Zieglgänsberger, Walter ^a,c   Siggins, George Robert ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; EPSPs; Ethanol; NMDA receptors; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ACAMPROSATE; ALCOHOL; BICUCULLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031885253     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03636.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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