Transgenic over expression of nicotinic receptor alpha 5, alpha 3, and beta 4 subunit genes reduces ethanol intake in mice

Alcohol

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-215

  Gallego, Xavier ^a,e   Ruiz Medina, Jessica ^b   Valverde, Olga ^b   Molas, Susanna ^a   Robles, Noemí ^c   Sabrià, Josefa ^c   Crabbe, John C ^d   Dierssen, Mara ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR GENOMIC REGULATION CRG   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependence; Ethanol; NAChR subunits; Nicotine; Preference drinking; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NICOTINE; WATER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 15; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FLUID INTAKE; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MENTAL TEST; MOUSE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA 3 GENE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA 5 GENE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BETA 4 GENE; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WILD TYPE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; REFLEX, RIGHTING;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84859775671     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: 18736823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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