BK channel β1 and β4 auxiliary subunits exert opposite influences on escalated ethanol drinking in dependent mice

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 1 DEC, 2013, Pages

  Kreifeldt, Max ^a   Le, David ^a,c   Treistman, Steven N ^b   Koob, George F ^a   Contet, Candice ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Dependence; Knockout mice; Two bottle choice; Vapor chambers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA SUBUNIT; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA1; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL BETA4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; INHALATION TEST; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SELF ADMINISTRATION TEST; WILD TYPE;

EID: 84892582705     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2013.00105     Document Type: Article

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