Alcohol inhibits NR2B-containing NMDA receptors in the ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1379-1390

  Kash, Thomas L ^a   Matthews, Robert T ^a   Winder, Danny G ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Anxiety; Plasticity; Postsynaptic; Stress; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG INHIBITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIA TERMINALIS; SYNAPSE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ETHANOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PICROTOXIN; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEPTAL NUCLEI;

EID: 42049097003     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301504     Document Type: Article

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