Brain regional differences in the effect of ethanol on GABA release from presynaptic terminals

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 326, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 596-603

  Criswell, Hugh E ^a,b   Ming, Zhen ^b   Kelm, M Katherine ^b   Breese, George R ^a,b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MINIATURE INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC CURRENT; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PAIRED PULSE RATIO; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SPONTANEOUS INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC CURRENT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRODES; ETHANOL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PURKINJE CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 47949110600     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.135418     Document Type: Article

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