Ethanol-like effects of thiopental and ketamine in healthy humans
Journal of Psychopharmacology February 1, 2010 D. Dickerson, B. Pittman, E. Ralevski et al.
The γ-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA A ) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors mediate aspects of the behavioural effects of alcohol. Prior studies reported drugs that block NMDA receptors or facilitate GABA A receptor function produce ethanol-like effects in humans. The purpose of this study was to compare the ethanol-related effects of two pharmacological agents with known NMDA and GABA A...