Animal models of alcohol withdrawal

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-113

  Becker, Howard C ^a  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; AODR (AOD related) seizure; Autonomic nervous system; Chronic AOD (alcohol or other drug) withdrawal syndrome; Convulsion; Drug discrimination; Dysphoria; In vitro study; In vivo study; Locomotion; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BODY POSTURE; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; REVIEW; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MICE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURE; RATS;

EID: 0034565267     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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