Acute ethanol inhibits dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens via α6 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 349, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 559-567

  Schilaty, Nathan D ^a   Hedges, David M ^a   Jang, Eun Young ^a   Folsom, Ryan J ^a   Yorgason, Jordan T ^b   McIntosh, J Michael ^c   Steffensen, Scott C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA CONOTOXIN MII; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EX VIVO STUDY; IC 50; IN VIVO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ETHANOL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 84901189140     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.113.211490     Document Type: Article

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