Effects of nerve growth factor on splenic norepinephrine and pineal N-acetyl-transferase in neonate rats exposed to alcohol in utero: Neuroimmune correlates

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 655-662

  Gottesfeld, Zehava ^a   Simpson, Shane ^a   Yuwiler, Arthur ^b   Perez Polo, J Regino ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunomodulation; N acetyltransferase; NGF; Norepinephrine; Pineal; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; CYTOCHROME C; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELIAC GANGLION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030221868     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-5748(95)00101-8     Document Type: Article

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