Increased GABA release in the central amygdala of ethanol-dependent rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 45, 2004, Pages 10159-10166

  Roberto, Marisa ^a   Madamba, Samuel G ^a   Stouffer, David G ^a   Parsons, Loren H ^a   Siggins, George Robert ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute ethanol; Alcohol; Chronic ethanol treatment; Electrophysiology; Inhibition; Microdialysis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ETHANOL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 8544225739     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3004-04.2004     Document Type: Article

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