Effects of ethanol on basal and adenosine-induced increases in β- endorphin release and intracellular cAMP levels in hypothalamic cells

Brain Research

Volumn 824, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 112-118

  Boyadjieva, Nadka ^a   Sarkar, Dipak Kumar ^a  

^a Pharmacology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute ethanol; Adenosine; cAMP production; Chronic ethanol; Hormone secretion; Hypothalamic endorphin neuron

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ALCOHOL; BETA ENDORPHIN; CYCLIC AMP;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FETUS; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; NEURONS; PHENYLISOPROPYLADENOSINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033118938     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01170-1     Document Type: Article

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