Neonatal alcohol and nicotine exposure limits brain growth and depletes cerebellar Purkinje cells

Alcohol

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-41

  Chen, Wei Jung A ^a   Parnell, Scott E ^a   West, James R ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brain growth spurt; Cerebellum; Ethanol; Microencephaly; Nicotine; Polydrug use; Purkinje cell; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NICOTINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SMOKING;

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030627455     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-8329(97)00084-0     Document Type: Article

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