Potassium channels as targets for ethanol: Studies of G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channel 2 (GIRK2) null mutant mice

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 521-530

  Blednov, Yuri A ^a   Stoffel, M ^b   Chang, S R ^a   Harris, R Adron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN GIRK2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TARGETING; HABITUATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP TIME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DIET; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHANOL; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; SLEEP; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TASTE;

EID: 0034920540     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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