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Selective antagonistic effects of exposure to bright light on the hypothermic action of ethanol.

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Overstreet, DH; Dilsaver, SC; Rezvani, AH; Janowsky, DS
Published in: Alcohol Alcohol
1990

Flinders Sensitive and Resistant Lines of rats, which are differentially sensitive to the hypothermic effects of both muscarinic agonists and ethanol, were exposed to full spectrum artificial bright light for eight days, because exposure to bright light has been shown to blunt hypothermic responses to muscarinic agonists. There was a selective blunting of the hypothermic effects of ethanol, but no significant change in the intoxicating effects of ethanol, as measured by evaluation of the righting reflex. The selective effect of exposure to bright light on the hypothermic actions of ethanol suggests that bright light may be modifying the function of only a limited number of brain regions, including the hypothalamus.

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Alcohol Alcohol

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ISSN

0735-0414

Publication Date

1990

Volume

25

Issue

6

Start / End Page

661 / 665

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance Abuse
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Rats
  • Postural Balance
  • Phototherapy
  • Hypothalamus
  • Ethanol
  • Body Temperature Regulation
  • Animals
  • Alcoholic Intoxication
 

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Overstreet, D. H., Dilsaver, S. C., Rezvani, A. H., & Janowsky, D. S. (1990). Selective antagonistic effects of exposure to bright light on the hypothermic action of ethanol. Alcohol Alcohol, 25(6), 661–665. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a045063
Overstreet, D. H., S. C. Dilsaver, A. H. Rezvani, and D. S. Janowsky. “Selective antagonistic effects of exposure to bright light on the hypothermic action of ethanol.Alcohol Alcohol 25, no. 6 (1990): 661–65. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a045063.
Overstreet DH, Dilsaver SC, Rezvani AH, Janowsky DS. Selective antagonistic effects of exposure to bright light on the hypothermic action of ethanol. Alcohol Alcohol. 1990;25(6):661–5.
Overstreet, D. H., et al. “Selective antagonistic effects of exposure to bright light on the hypothermic action of ethanol.Alcohol Alcohol, vol. 25, no. 6, 1990, pp. 661–65. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a045063.
Overstreet DH, Dilsaver SC, Rezvani AH, Janowsky DS. Selective antagonistic effects of exposure to bright light on the hypothermic action of ethanol. Alcohol Alcohol. 1990;25(6):661–665.
Journal cover image

Published In

Alcohol Alcohol

DOI

ISSN

0735-0414

Publication Date

1990

Volume

25

Issue

6

Start / End Page

661 / 665

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance Abuse
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Rats
  • Postural Balance
  • Phototherapy
  • Hypothalamus
  • Ethanol
  • Body Temperature Regulation
  • Animals
  • Alcoholic Intoxication