Alcohol
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 107-115 , June 2000

Neonatal nicotine administration influences ethanol-induced behaviors

  • Anders Fredriksson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Ulleråker, Uppsala, University, S-750 17 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Per Eriksson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University, S-752 38 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Emma Ankarberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University, S-752 38 Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Tomás Palomo

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Psiquiatria, Hospital Universitario, 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Trevor Archer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Göteborg, Box 500, SE-405 30 Gothenborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author

Received 31 March 1999 ,Revised 5 October 1999 ,Accepted 17 November 1999.

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