Effects of ethanol on hippocampal place-cell and interneuron activity

Brain Research

Volumn 876, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 154-165

  White, Aaron M ^a   Best, Phillip J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex spike cell; Ethanol; Hippocampus; Interneuron; Place cell; Spatial

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; MALE; MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHANOL; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RUNNING; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034623270     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02629-9     Document Type: Article

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