Ethanol-induced locomotor sensitization in DBA/2J mice is associated with alterations in GABAA subunit gene expression and behavioral sensitivity to GABAA acting drugs

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-366

  Linsenbardt, David N ^a,b   Boehm, Stephen L ^a,b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Ethanol; GABA; Gene expression; Locomotor; Mice; Nucleus Accumbens; Sensitization; Stimulant; Subunit; Ventral Tegmental Area

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; ETOMIDATE; FLURAZEPAM; ZOLPIDEM; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DBA 2 MOUSE; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION; HABITUATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DBA MOUSE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMALS; ETHANOL; GABA MODULATORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77950458630     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.02.014     Document Type: Article

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