MK-801 potentiates ethanol's effects on locomotor activity in mice

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-143

  Shen, Elaine H ^a   Phillips, Tamara J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C57BL 6J and DBA 2J mice; Ethanol; FAST and SLOW mice; Inbred mouse strains; Locomotor activity; MK 801; NMDA receptors; Selected mouse lines

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031973761     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00389-4     Document Type: Article

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