Tonic for what ails us? high-affinity GABAA receptors and alcohol

Alcohol

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 139-143

  Lovinger, David M ^a   Homanics, Gregg E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Intoxication; RO15 4513; Synaptic inhibition

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; BRAIN; EDITORIAL; ION CURRENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 34250736949     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2007.03.008     Document Type: Editorial

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