Distribution of ubiquitin immunoreactivity in dopamine neurons of chronic alcoholics

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 426-432

  Chrysanthou Piterou, Margarita ^a   Issidorides, Marietta R ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Dopamine neurons; Human brain; Immunocytochemistry; Substantia nigra; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; UBIQUITIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; REWARD; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0032806487     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740955     Document Type: Article

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