Differential response of glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive astrocytes in the rat prefrontal cortex following ethanol self-administration

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 650-658

  Bull, Cecilia ^a   Syed, Wahab A ^a   Minter, Sabrina C ^a   Bowers, M Scott ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Prefrontal cortex; Self Administration; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFRALIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORBITAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRELIMBIC CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; CINGULATE GYRUS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COUNT; ETHANOL; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GYRUS CINGULI; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84926453380     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12683     Document Type: Article

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