Adaptive responses of γ-aminobutyric acid neurons in the ventral tegmental area to chronic ethanol

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 291, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1045-1053

  Gallegos, Roger A ^a   Lee, Rong Sheng ^a   Criado, José R ^a   Henriksen, Steven J ^a   Steffensen, Scott C ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL;

ADAPTATION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0032706097     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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