Ethanol and NMDA receptor interactions: Implications for pharmacotherapeutic treatments

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 003-010

  Feyder, Michael ^a   Camp, Marguerite C ^a   Holmes, Andrew ^a   Chen, Yi Chyan ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Ethanol; Neurotransmission; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALCOHOL; CYCLIC AMP; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; PROTEIN KINASE FYN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77950548831     PISSN: 10114564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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