Ethanol and acetaldehyde action on central dopamine systems: mechanisms, modulation, and relationship to stress

Alcohol

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 531-539

  Melis, Miriam ^a   Diana, Marco ^b   Enrico, Paolo ^b   Marinelli, Michela ^c   Brodie, Mark S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Catalase; Dopamine; Electrophysiology; VTA

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MONOAMINE NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRESS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MICE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 70350772358     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2009.05.004     Document Type: Review

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