Temporal determinants of neonatal alcohol-induced cerebellar damage and motor performance deficits

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 531-540

  Goodlett, Charles R ^a   Lundahl, Kristy R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; cerebellum; fetal alcohol syndrome; motor performance; neonatal; Purkinje cells

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBELLUM; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; LEARNING; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PURKINJE CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TERATOGENS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030465345     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00248-1     Document Type: Article

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