Social isolation-induced increase in α4 and δ subunit gene expression is associated with a greater efficacy of ethanol on steroidogenesis and GABAA receptor function

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 122-133

  Serra, Mariangela ^a,b   Mostallino, Maria Cristina ^b   Talani, Giuseppe ^a   Pisu, Maria Giuseppina ^b   Carta, Mario ^a   Mura, Maria Luisa ^a   Floris, Ivan ^a   Maciocco, Elisabetta ^b   Sanna, Enrico ^a   Biggio, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acidA receptor; Allopregnanolone; Ethanol; Isoniazid; Miniature inhibitory postsynaptic current; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BRAIN PROTEIN; FINASTERIDE; ISONIAZID; MESSENGER RNA;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DENTATE GYRUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; SYNAPSE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHANOL; FINASTERIDE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745081530     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03850.x     Document Type: Article

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