The effect of acute and chronic exposure to ethanol on the developing encephalon: A review

Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-249

  Aversi Ferreira, Tales Alexandre ^a   Do Nascimento, Guilherme Nobre Lima ^a  

^a Campus II (Samambaia)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain; Ethanol; Neural ontogenic development; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549103871     PISSN: 15193829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-38292008000300002     Document Type: Review

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