Involvement of the Endocannabinoid System in Ethanol-Induced Corticostriatal Synaptic Depression

• Main Authors: Hyeong Seok Cho (Author), Seung Hyun Jeun (Author), Qing-Zhong Li (Author), Ki Jung Kim (Author), Se Joon Choi (Author), Ki-Wug Sung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ethanol is a wildly abused substance that causes various problems and damage in our society. We examined the connection between the action of ethanol and the endocannabinoid system in corticostriatal synaptic transmission by recording excitatory post-synaptic currents (EPSCs). Acute treatment of eth...