Hyperpolarization-activated cation current (Ih) is an ethanol target in midbrain dopamine neurons of mice

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 619-626

  Okamoto, Takashi ^a   Harnett, Mark T ^a   Morikawa, Hitoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CATION; CYCLIC AMP; ANTIPORTER; DOPAMINE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOWN REGULATION; EXCITATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; C57BL MOUSE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTIPORTERS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; DOPAMINE; ETHANOL; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENCEPHALON; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS;

EID: 33644868595     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00682.2005     Document Type: Article

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