Reduction of voltage-dependent currents by ethanol contributes to inhibition of NMDA receptor-mediated excitatory synaptic transmission

Brain Research

Volumn 816, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 142-148

  Calton, Jeffrey L ^b   Wilson, Wilkie A ^a,b   Moore, Scott D ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basolateral amygdala; Calcium channel; Ethanol; N methyl D aspartate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL MEMBRANE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CURRENT; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ETHANOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033573731     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01144-5     Document Type: Article

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