The influence of chronic moderate ethanol administration on NADPH-diaphorase (nitric oxide synthase) activity in rat brain

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-346

  Zima, T ^a   Druga, R ^a   Stipek S ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FEMALE; GRANULE CELL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0031873659     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008402     Document Type: Article

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