Effects of ethanol administration on corticosterone levels in adolescent and adult rats

Alcohol

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-36

  Willey, Amanda Rachel ^a   Anderson, Rachel Ivy ^a   Morales, Melissa ^a   Ramirez, Ruby Liane ^a   Spear, LindaPatia ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Corticosterone; Ethanol; Ontogeny; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFECT; FACILITATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CORTICOSTERONE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 83555178955     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: 18736823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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