Ethanol inhibition of constitutively open N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 340, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 218-226

  Xu, Minfu ^a   Smothers, C Thetford ^a   Trudell, James ^b   Woodward, John J ^a  

^a MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM)ETHYL METHANETHIOSULFONATE; ALCOHOL; CYSTEINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; REAGENT; THIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RECEPTOR BINDING;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARGININE; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84055223388     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.187179     Document Type: Article

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