Taurine and ethanol interactions: Behavioral effects in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 578, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 228-237

  Ginsburg, Brett C ^a   Lamb, Richard J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

(Mouse); Alcohol; Locomotor; Sleep time

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAURINE;

ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMOSENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DBA 2 MOUSE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHTING REFLEX; STIMULATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REFLEX; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TAURINE;

EID: 37349130519     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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