μ-opioid receptors selectively regulate basal inhibitory transmission in the central amygdala: Lack of ethanol Interactions

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 328, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 284-293

  Kang Park, Maeng Hee ^a,b   Kieffer, Brigitte L ^c   Roberts, Amanda J ^d   Roberto, Marisa ^d   Madamba, Samuel G ^d   Siggins, George Robert ^d   Moore, Scott D ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^d SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CROSS BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; MOUSE MUTANT; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 59149102741     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.140749     Document Type: Article

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