Role of the GABA(A)β2, GABA(A)α6, GABA(A)α1 and GABA(A)γ2 receptor subunit genes cluster in drug responses and the development of alcohol dependence

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 37, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 413-423

  Loh, El Wui ^a,b   Ball, David ^a  

^a Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Benzodiazepines; Chromosome 5q33 34; GABA(A); Genetic polymorphisms; Receptor subunit

Indexed keywords

2 PHENYL 5H PYRAZOLO[4,3 C]QUINOLIN 3 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 ETHYL 6,7 DIMETHOXY BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 8 AZIDO 5,6 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 6 OXO 4H IMIDAZO[1,5 A][1,4]BENZODIAZEPINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ARGININE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR INVERSE STIMULATING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; GLUTAMIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SERINE; ALCOHOL; ISOPROTEIN;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL MODEL; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 5Q; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG RESPONSE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0034310739     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(00)00054-1     Document Type: Article

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