Organotypic brain slice cultures for functional analysis of alcohol- related disorders: Novel versus conventional preparations

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-59

  Thomas, Mark P ^a   Davis, Margaret I ^a,c   Monaghan, Daniel T ^a,b   Morrisett, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Explant; Forebrain; Midbrain; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN SLICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0031934636     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03616.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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