BK channel subunit composition modulates molecular tolerance to ethanol

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1207-1216

  Feinberg Zadek, Paula L ^a,b   Martin, Gilles ^b   Treistman, Steven N ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Subunits; Adaptation; BK Channels; Electrophysiology; Ethanol Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA SUBUNIT; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADAPTATION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL STRAIN HEK293; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; PATCH CLAMP; TIME;

CELL LINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54749084300     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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