Mice selectively bred for high- Or low-alcohol-induced locomotion exhibit differences in dopamine neuron function

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 329, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 342-349

  Beckstead, Michael J ^a,b,c   Phillips, Tamara J ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; CATION CHANNEL; G PROTEIN COUPLED INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED CATION CHANNELS; DOPAMINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHANOL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 63849308513     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.146316     Document Type: Article

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