| Literature DB >> 16860782 |
Prosper N'Gouemo1, Robert P Yasuda, Martin Morad.
Abstract
Ethanol withdrawal enhances the current density of calcium (Ca(2+)) channels in inferior colliculus (IC) neurons. The present report shows that ethanol withdrawal markedly enhanced the susceptibility to seizures as it decreased significantly the protein levels of alpha(1B) subunit associated with N-type Ca(2+) channel in IC neurons of animals not tested for seizures. Thus, remodeling of N-type Ca(2+) channels may play an important role in neuronal hyperexcitability that leads to ethanol withdrawal seizures.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16860782 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.06.028
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252