Ethanol and neurosteroid interactions in the brain

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2001, Pages 349-377

  Leslie Morrow, A ^a   VanDoren, Margaret J ^a   Fleming, Rebekah ^a   Penland, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; ELTANOLONE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; PREGNANOLONE;

EID: 0035236797     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7742(01)46068-5     Document Type: Article

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