Sex differences in acoustic startle responses and seizure thresholds between ethanol-withdrawn male and female rats

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 561-566

  Reilly, William ^a   Koirala, Bikul ^a   Devaud, Leslie L ^a,b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUSSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ELTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL;

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HORMONE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STARTLE REFLEX; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STARTLE REACTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70350683810     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp049     Document Type: Article

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