Inhibition by ethanol of excitatory amino acid receptors in rat locus coeruleus neurons in vitro

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 357, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-308

  Nieber, K ^a   Poelchen, W ^b   Sieler, D ^b   Illes, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptors; Brain slices; Ethanol; Excitatory amino acid receptors; Locus coeruleus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LOCUS CERULEUS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031938952     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005171     Document Type: Article

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