Effects of chronic prenatal ethanol exposure on cGMP content and glutamate release in the hippocampus of the neonatal guinea pig

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-68

  Butters, N S ^a   Reynolds, J N ^a,b   Brien, J F ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cGMP content; Chronic prenatal ethanol exposure; Glutamate release; Hippocampus; K+; Neonatal guinea pig; NMDA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYCLIC GMP; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROTROPISM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037219613     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(02)00325-2     Document Type: Article

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