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The cerebellar GABAA alpha6 subunit is differentially modulated by chronic ethanol exposure in normal (R100R) and mutated (Q100Q) sNP rats.
Brain research - 20 Feb 2004
Sanna Angela, Congeddu Elena, Saba Luisella, Porcella Anna, Marchese Giorgio, Ruiu Stefania, Casti Paola, Saba Pierluigi, Pani Luca
Abstract excerpt
Sardinian alcohol non-preferring (sNP) rats carry a point mutation (R100Q) in the cerebellar expressed GABAA receptor alpha6 subunit gene, leading to a higher sensitivity to ethanol and diazepam. The role of the alpha6 subunit gene cluster in the ethanol non-preferring phenotype was here investigated by measuring the levels of alpha1, alpha6 and gamma2 peptide in the cerebellum of normal (RR) and mutated (QQ) sNP...
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