Lipid environment modulates the development of acute tolerance to ethanol in Caenorhabditis elegans.

The development of tolerance to a drug at the level of the neuron reflects a homeostatic mechanism by which neurons respond to perturbations of their function by external stimuli. Acute functional tolerance (AFT) to ethanol is a fast compensatory response that develops within a single drug session a...

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Main Authors: Jill C Bettinger, Kapo Leung, Mia H Bolling, Andrew D Goldsmith, Andrew G Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3344825?pdf=render