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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016 Nov 2;40(12):2474–2481. doi: 10.1111/acer.13234

Figure 3. Interaction of Alcohol with receptors.

Figure 3

This flow chart summarizes the effects of ethanol on GABA and NMDA receptors. An interesting finding is that the concentration of ethanol determines the activation or inhibition of GABA and NMDA receptors. Alteration in GABA and NMDA receptors by ethanol affects the neuronal transmission and thus brain function. As per reports, ethanol increases the homocysteine concentration and binding affinity of Hcy with GABA and NMDA receptors also affect neuronal function.