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The type 1 equilibrative nucleoside transporter regulates ethanol intoxication and preference.
Nature neuroscience - 1 Aug 2004
Choi Doo-Sup, Cascini Maria-Grazia, Mailliard William, Young Hannah, Paredes Peter, McMahon Thomas, Diamond Ivan, Bonci Antonello, Messing Robert O
Abstract excerpt
Adenosine is an important mediator of ethanol intoxication. In vitro, ethanol stimulates adenosine signaling by inhibiting the type 1 equilibrative nucleoside transporter (ENT1), whereas chronic ethanol exposure downregulates ENT1. It is not known, however, whether ENT1 is important for ethanol intoxication or consumption in vivo. Here we report that ENT1-null mice show reduced hypnotic and ataxic responses to...
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