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[Effects of ethanol on GTP-binding protein function in human brain cortex]
H Ozawa1, Y Katamura, E Hashimoto
1Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Arukoru Kenkyu to Yakubutsu Izon = Japanese Journal of Alcohol Studies & Drug Dependence
|April 1, 1993
Summary
Ethanol exposure in vitro increases the function of both stimulatory GTP-binding protein (Gs alpha) and inhibitory GTP-binding protein (Gi alpha) in human brain cortex membranes. This suggests ethanol impacts multiple signaling pathways in the brain.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacology