The endocannabinoid system tonically regulates inhibitory transmission and depresses the effect of ethanol in central amygdala

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1962-1972

  Roberto, Marisa ^a   Cruz, Maureen ^a   Bajo, Michal ^a   Siggins, George R ^a   Parsons, Loren H ^a   Schweitzer, Paul ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; amygdale; cannabinoid; interaction; slice; synaptic

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; ENDOCANNABINOID; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; RIMONABANT; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZOXAZINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION AND SUPERFUSION; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG INTERACTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BENZOXAZINES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; ETHANOL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR MODULATORS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77954758418     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.70     Document Type: Article

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