Proliferation of astroglia from the adult human cerebrum is inhibited by ethanol in vitro

Brain Research

Volumn 731, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Kane, Cynthia J M ^a   Berry, April ^a   Boop, Frederick A ^a   Davies, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Astrocyte; Brain atrophy; DNA synthesis; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Microencephaly; Neuroglia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030603091     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00456-8     Document Type: Article

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