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NMDA receptor antagonism and the ethanol intoxication signal: from alcoholism risk to pharmacotherapy.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Nov 2003
Krystal John H, Petrakis Ismene L, Krupitsky Evgeny, Schutz Christian, Trevisan Louis, D'Souza D Cyril
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This paper reviews clinical evidence suggesting that antagonism of the N-methyl-D-aspartate subtype of glutamate receptors by ethanol may convey an important component of the ethanol intoxication signal, that is, subjective and objective responses associated with the consumption of a large amount of ethanol. It will then review recent evidence that two phenotypes associated with increased risk for heavy alcohol...
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