Increased apoptosis and reduced neuronal and glial densities in the hippocampus due to nicotine and ethanol exposure in adolescent mice

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 539-548

  Oliveira da Silva, Andreia ^a   Vieira, Fernanda B ^a   Cristina Rodrigues, Fabiana ^a   Filgueiras, Cláudio C ^a   Manhães, Alex C ^a   Abreu Villaça, Yael ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol; Apoptosis; Glial density; Neuronal density; Tobacco; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; SMOKING;

MUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 68749119333     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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