No changes in neocortical cell volumes or glial cell numbers in chronic alcoholic subjects compared to control subjects

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 400-406

  Fabricius, Katrine ^a   Pakkenberg, Henning ^a   Pakkenberg, Bente ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN SIZE; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL POPULATION; CELL VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; OPTICAL ROTATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ALGORITHMS; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOCORTEX; NEUROGLIA;

EID: 35349031817     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agm007     Document Type: Article

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