Chronic ethanol administration and withdrawal decreases 5-HT1A mRNA, but not 5-HT4 expression in the rat hippocampus

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 100-102

  Kinoshita, Hiroshi ^a   Jessop, David S ^b   Roberts, David J ^b   Hishida, Shigeru ^a   Harbuz, Michael S ^b  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

ANIMALS; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0043031200     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0773.2003.930208.x     Document Type: Article

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