Alcohol and Neurotransmitter Interactions
1997). Alcohol’s actions on inhibitory neurotransmission in this lower area of the central nervous system may cause some of alcohol’s behavioral effects. Alcohol might also increase in-hibitory neurotransmission by increas-ing the activity of inhibitory neuro-modulators, such as adenosine. Activation of the adenosine system
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