Ethanol inhibition of synaptically evoked kainate responses in rat hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neurons

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-90

  Weiner, Jeff L ^a,d   Dunwiddie, Thomas V ^a,b   Valenzuela, C Fernando ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033064654     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.56.1.85     Document Type: Article

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