Positive relationship between the number of prior ethanol withdrawal episodes and the severity of subsequent withdrawal seizures

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 26-32

  Becker, Howard C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol withdrawal; Handling induced convulsions; Kindling; Mice; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PYRAZOLE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ELIMINATION; EXPERIENCE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KINDLING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); KINDLING (NEUROLOGY); MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; SEIZURES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027937356     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02244867     Document Type: Article

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