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P-56LOCAL BLOCKADE OF THE MU OPIOID RECEPTOR REVEALS THE DUAL MOTOR EFFECT OF ETHANOL IN pVTA

Yolanda Campos-juradoLucía HipólitoAlejandro OrricoLucía Martí-pratsM. J. Sánchez-catalánF. B. GosálbezM. J. Cano-cebriánTeodoro Zornoza

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EthanolChemistryGeneral MedicineInhibitory postsynaptic potentialBlockadeVentral tegmental areachemistry.chemical_compoundElectrophysiologymedicine.anatomical_structureDopaminemedicineExcitatory postsynaptic potentialμ-opioid receptorNeurosciencemedicine.drug

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Previous electrophysiological and behavioral data have revealed the existence of ethanol opposite effects (excitatory and inhibitory) on the posterior ventral tegmental area (pVTA) dopamine (DA) neurons activity. These activating and depressing effects of ethanol could be the result of two concurrent and opposing mechanisms, one increasing and the other reducing GABA release …

https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agv080.56