Alcohol-induced purkinje cell loss depends on developmental timing of alcohol exposure and correlates with motor performance

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-166

  Thomas, Jennifer D ^a,d   Goodlett, Charles R ^b   West, James R ^c  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^d Center for Behavioral Teratology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Development; Ethanol; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Motor; Purkinje cell

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; CELL LOSS; CELL POPULATION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; GRANULE CELL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE SECTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CEREBELLUM; ETHANOL; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PURKINJE CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032502054     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00164-8     Document Type: Article

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