Effects of moderate chronic ethanol consumption on hippocampal nicotinic receptors and associative learning

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 497-503

  Robles, Noemi ^a   Sabriá, Josefa ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Associative learning; Binding parameters; Non selected rodents

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BINDING ASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 41649115574     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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