Chronic ethanol and withdrawal effects on kainate receptor-mediated excitatory neurotransmission in the rat basolateral amygdala

Alcohol

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Lack A K ^a   Christian, D T ^a   Diaz, M R ^a   McCool, B A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Basolateral amygdala; Electrophysiology; Kainate; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA AMINO 5 TERT BUTYL 3 HYDROXY 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALANINE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHANOL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

RATTUS;

EID: 58549107195     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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