Deletion of the gabra2 Gene Results in Hypersensitivity to the Acute Effects of Ethanol but Does Not Alter Ethanol Self Administration

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Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Dixon, Claire I ^a   Walker, Sophie E ^a   King, Sarah L ^a   Stephens, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA2; ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; GABRA2 GENE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LATENT PERIOD; LOCOMOTION; MOTIVATION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOKINETICS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REFLEX DISORDER; REINFORCEMENT; SEDATION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ETHANOL; GENE DELETION; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; ROTAROD PERFORMANCE TEST; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

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EID: 84868100571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047135     Document Type: Article

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