Synaptic effects induced by alcohol

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

Volumn 13, Issue , 2011, Pages 31-86

  Lovinger, David M ^a   Roberto, Marisa ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependence; GABA; Glutamate; Intoxication; Monoamine; Neuropeptide; Neurotransmitter receptor; Postsynaptic; Presynaptic; Protein phosphorylation; Synaptic plasticity; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; CLATHRIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; DOPAMINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LIGAND GATED ION CHANNEL; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; ION CHANNEL; NEUROPEPTIDE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENDOCYTOSIS; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ETHANOL; ION CHANNELS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84868362016     PISSN: 18663370     EISSN: 18663389     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7854_2011_143     Document Type: Article

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