The Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR) α 7 Subtype in the Functional Interaction Between Nicotine and Ethanol in Mouse Cerebellum

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 540-549

  Taslim, Najla ^a   Saeed Dar, M ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Ethanol; Functional Interaction; Intracerebellar Microinfusion; Nicotinic Subtypes

Indexed keywords

4 CHLORO N (3 QUINUCLIDINYL)BENZAMIDE; ALCOHOL; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ALPHA7; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RIVANICLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROMETRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAROD TEST;

ACONITINE; ANIMALS; ATAXIA; BENZAMIDES; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; CEREBELLUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICE; NICOTINE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79951881285     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01371.x     Document Type: Article

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