The effect of an acute ethanol exposure on the rat brain POMC opiopeptide system

Alcohol

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-148

  Popp, R Lisa ^a   Erickson, Carlton K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

EPLP; Acute ethanol; Hypothalamic; POMC; RPA

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; OPIATE PEPTIDE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RHOMBENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; ETHANOL; HYPOTHALAMUS; KINETICS; MALE; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHOMBENCEPHALON; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031837974     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-8329(98)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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