Using Eyeblink Classical Conditioning as a Test of the Functional Consequences of Exposure of the Developing Cerebellum to Alcohol

Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 45-64

  Green, John T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141502387     PISSN: 1053881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02734260     Document Type: Review

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