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Abstract
The effect of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) on the accumulation of dopa after inhibition of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase was studied in rats following chronic treatment with ethanol. The GBL-induced dopa accumulation was significantly decreased in ethanol-treated rats. With the increased duration of the ethanol treatment this effect appears to be more marked in the limbic forebrain. It is suggested that chronic ethanol treatment may produce a decreased sensitivity of central GABA receptors.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 528994 DOI: 10.1007/BF01250785
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm Impact factor: 3.575