alcohol regulates glutamate

Subject: alcohol
Relation: regulates
Object: glutamate
p-value: —

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (3 sources)

GABA-A and NMDA receptor subunit mRNA expression is altered in the caudate but not the putamen of the postmortem brains of alcoholics. (2014) PMID:25538565 cited

alcohol may affect levels of glutamate

confidence: 0.92

The genetic basis of alcoholism: multiple phenotypes, many genes, complex networks. (2012) PMID:22348705 cited

The pathway is indirectly activated by alcohol through the release of other neurotransmitters, including glutamate.

confidence: 0.90

Impairments of brain and behavior: the neurological effects of alcohol. (1997) PMID:15706764 cited

chronic consumption of alcohol leads to up-regulation of glutamate receptor sites in the hippocampus

confidence: 0.90