Figure 4From: A control system analysis of the dynamic response of N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptors to alcoholism and alcohol withdrawalThe specific pattern of alcohol consumption prior to withdrawal does not affect withdrawal severity. The number of unblocked (red) and blocked (blue) NMDARs at the synapse for various dimensionless alcohol consumption patterns (green insets). For periodic increases (A), constantly increasing levels (B), incremental increases (C), and randomly distributed dimensionless alcohol levels (D), the excitotoxicity after withdrawal is relatively uniform.Back to article page