The α6 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit influences ethanol-induced sedation

Alcohol

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 463-471

  Kamens, Helen M ^a   Hoft, Nicole R ^a   Cox, Ryan J ^a   Miyamoto, Jill H ^a   Ehringer, Marissa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Consumption; Ethanol; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA6; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BETA3; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL RESPONSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR; CHROMOSOME 8; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE RELEASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RIGHTING REFLEX; SOMNOLENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; REFLEX, RIGHTING;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84863094881     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: 18736823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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