Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: A new target site of ethanol

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-141

  Narahashi, Toshio ^a   Aistrup, Gary L ^a   Marszalec, William ^a   Nagata, Keiichi ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bungarotoxin; Alcohols; Ethanol; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BUNGAROTOXIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0033019443     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(99)00055-8     Document Type: Review

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