Alcohol tolerance in large-conductance, calcium-activated potassium channels of CNS terminals is intrinsic and includes two components: decreased ethanol potentiation and decreased channel density. [electronic resource]
- The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Sep 2004
- 8322-32 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
1529-2401
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1536-04.2004 doi
Alcoholism Animals Calcium--metabolism Drug Synergism Drug Tolerance--physiology Ethanol--pharmacology Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System--cytology Immunohistochemistry Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel alpha Subunits Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels Male Neurons--drug effects Organ Culture Techniques Patch-Clamp Techniques Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated--drug effects Presynaptic Terminals--drug effects Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Time Factors