A psychopharmacological study of the relationship between brain catalase activity and ethanol-induced locomotor activity in mice

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 493-498

  Escarabajal, Dolores ^a   Miquel, Marta ^a   Aragon, Carlos M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMITROLE; CATALASE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; TASTE AVERSION;

EID: 0033922142     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2000.61.493     Document Type: Article

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