A polymorphism in the α4 nicotinic receptor gene (Chrna4) modulates enhancement of nicotinic receptor function by ethanol

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 733-742

  Butt, Christopher M ^a   Hutton, Scott R ^b   Stitzel, Jerry A ^c   Balogh, Seth A ^a   Owens, Jeremy C ^a   Collins, Allan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

86Rb+ Efflux; Genetic Predisposition; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RUBIDIUM 86; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ALPHA4 SUBUNIT; RUBIDIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HYBRID; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THALAMUS; TISSUE SLICE; A J MOUSE; AKR MOUSE; ANIMAL; C3H MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; KINETICS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED A; MICE, INBRED AKR; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NICOTINE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RUBIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038324277     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000067973.41153.BC     Document Type: Article

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