Ethanol, memory, and hippocampal function: A review of recent findings

Hippocampus

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-93

  White, Aaron M ^a,b   Matthews, Douglas B ^c,d   Best, Phillip J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Hippocampus; Learning; NMDA; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MEMORY;

EID: 0033977451     PISSN: 10509631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1063(2000)10:1<88::AID-HIPO10>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Review

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