Effect of ethanol on sustained attention in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-140

  Givens, Bennet ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; ethanol; rats; reaction time; vigilance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCURACY; ALERTNESS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; RATS;

EID: 0031017664     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050173     Document Type: Article

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