Excitatory amino acid receptor-mediated responses in periaqueductal gray neurons are increased during ethanol withdrawal

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 802-811

  Long, Cheng ^a   Yang, Li ^a   Faingold, Carl L ^a   Steven Evans, M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AP7; Audiogenic seizure; DNQX; Ethanol withdrawal; Intracellular; Periaqueductal gray

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALCOHOL; AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 33846855995     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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