Neuropathological alterations in alcoholic brains. Studies arising from the New South Wales Tissue Resource Centre

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 951-961

  Harper, Clive ^a,b,c   Dixon, Gavin ^b,c   Sheedy, Donna ^b   Garrick, Therese ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Neurosci Inst Schizophrenia A   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brain bank; Brain damage; Donor program; Neuropathology; Pathology; Quantitative

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN TOXICITY; FROZEN SECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING SYSTEM; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY;

EID: 0141681163     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(03)00155-6     Document Type: Article

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