Alcohol-induced brain pathology and behavioral dysfunction: Using animal model to examine sex differences

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 465-475

  Savage, Lisa M ^a,b   Candon, Paul M ^a   Hohmann, Heather L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Animal Model; Brain Damage; Rats; Working Memory

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0034091992     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb02013.x     Document Type: Article

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