Binge drinking: in search of its molecular target via the GABAA receptor

Binge drinking: in search of its molecular target via the GABAA receptor

Binge drinking, frequently referred to clinically as problem or hazardous drinking, is a pattern of excessive alcohol intake characterized by blood alcohol levels [BALs] > 0.08 g% within a 2 h period. Here, we show that overexpression of α1 subunits of the GABAA receptor contributes to binge...

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Main Authors: Andrew R.S.T. Yang, Juan eLiu, Heon S. Yi, Kaitlin T. Warnock, Mingfei eWang, Harry L. June, Jr., Adam C. Puche, Ahmed eElnabawi, Werner eSieghart, Laure eAurelian, Harry L. June, Sr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
alcohol
Viral vector
siRNA
alpha 1
binge drinking
GABAA receptor
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2011.00123/full

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