Neonatal alcohol exposure permanently disrupts the circadian properties and photic entrainment of the activity rhythm in adult rats

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1845-1852

  Allen, Gregg C ^a   West, James R ^a   Chen, Wei Jung A ^a   Earnest, David J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian Rhythms; Clock; Ethanol; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus; Wheel Running Behavior

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TREADMILL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DARKNESS; ETHANOL; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27644528861     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000183014.12359.9f     Document Type: Article

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