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Ethanol and neuronal calcium channels
S W Leslie1, L M Brown, J E Dildy
1Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin 78712.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.)
|May 1, 1990
Abstract:
Ethanol alters voltage-dependent calcium channels and receptor-operated channels which transport calcium [e.g., the ion channels associated with N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors]. However, the question which still remain unanswered is whether these modifications have any physiological significance. This review will focus on the effects of ethanol on various calcium-related parameters with an emphasis on the possible relevance to the behavioral effects elicited by ethanol.