KCa2 channels: Novel therapeutic targets for treating alcohol withdrawal and escalation of alcohol consumption

Alcohol

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-315

  Mulholland, Patrick J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive plasticity; Alcohol consumption; Alcohol dependence; Ca2+ activated K+ channels; Ethanol withdrawal; SK channels; Withdrawal hyperexcitability

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TARGETING; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; REVIEW; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; MICE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84861201456     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: 18736823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2011.11.002     Document Type: Review

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