Expression of c-Fos protein immunoreactivity in rat brain during ethanol withdrawal is prevented by nifedipine

Alcohol

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-76

  Bouchenafa, Ouahiba ^a   Littleton, John M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

c Fos expression; Dihydropyridine antagonist; Ethanol withdrawal; Immunoreactivity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CALCIUM INTAKE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030627444     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-8329(97)00100-6     Document Type: Article

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