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Ethanol stabilizes the open state of single 5-hydroxytryptamine(3A)(QDA) receptors.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Jun 2010
Feinberg-Zadek Paula L, Davies Paul A
Abstract excerpt
Ethanol enhancement of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)(3A) receptor-mediated responses may have important consequences in the intoxicating and addictive properties of ethanol. Although the exact mechanism is unknown, ethanol-mediated enhancement of 5-HT(3) receptor current has been proposed to occur due to stabilization of the open-channel state. It has not been possible to directly measure the open state of the...
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