Altered NMDA receptor subunit gene expression in brains of mice showing high vs. low sensitization to ethanol

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 260, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-66

  Nona, Christina N ^a,b   Li, Rui ^b   Nobrega, José N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavioral sensitization; NMDA receptor; NR1 subunit; NR2A subunit; NR2B subunit

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B;

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG REEXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HABITUAL ADAPTATION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NMDAR GENE; NONHUMAN; NR1 GENE; NR2A GENE; NR2B GENE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; STRIA TERMINALIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ALCOHOL; BEHAVIORAL SENSITIZATION; NMDA RECEPTOR; NR1 SUBUNIT; NR2A SUBUNIT; NR2B SUBUNIT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEPTAL NUCLEI;

EID: 84890289277     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.11.037     Document Type: Article

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