Ethanol-induced inhibition of a neuronal P2X purinoceptor by an allosteric mechanism

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-3

  Li, Chaoying ^a   Peoples, Robert W ^a   Weight, Forrest F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation deactivation kinetics; Alcohol; Allosteric modulation; ATP; Ion channel

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOL; ION CHANNEL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION; TIME;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; GANGLIA, SPINAL; ION CHANNELS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RANA CATESBEIANA; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2;

EID: 0031964146     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701599     Document Type: Article

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