Deletion of the α1 or β2 subunit of GABAa receptors reduces actions of alcohol and other drugs

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 304, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-36

  Blednov, Yuri A ^a   Jung, S ^a   Alva, H ^a   Wallace, D ^a   Rosahl, T ^b   Whiting, P J ^b   Adron Harris, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID AALPHA1 RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID ABETA2 RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORIDE ION; ETOMIDATE; FLURAZEPAM; GABOXADOL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOLPIDEM; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4,5,6,7-TETRAHYDROISOXAZOLO(5,4-C)PYRIDIN-3-OL; ALPHA1 SUBUNIT, GABA A RECEPTOR; ALPHA1 SUBUNIT, GABA-A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; CHLORIDE; GABRB 2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GABRB-2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE DELETION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; RIGHTING REFLEX; SEDATION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP TIME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SLEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHLORIDES; ETHANOL; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; FLURAZEPAM; GABA AGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; GENE DELETION; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ISOXAZOLES; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PENTOBARBITAL; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037207457     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.042960     Document Type: Article

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