DNA damage and neurotoxicity of chronic alcohol abuse

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 237, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 740-747

  Kruman, Inna I ^a   Henderson, George I ^a   Bergeson, Susan E ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cell death; DNA damage; Neuron

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; CARBON; FOLIC ACID;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; CARBON METABOLISM; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRUCTURE; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ONE CARBON METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMANS; NEURONS;

EID: 84865342900     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2012.011421     Document Type: Review

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