Alcohol
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 83-93 , February 2002

Estradiol protects against cerebellar damage and motor deficit in ethanol-withdrawn rats

  • Marianna E Jung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas HSC at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107-2699, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-817-735-0156; fax: +1-817-735-2091. E-mail address:(M.E. Jung)
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  • Shao H Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas HSC at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107-2699, USA
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  • Anne-Marie Brun-Zinkernagel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Anatomy, University of North Texas HSC at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107-2699, USA
    • ,
  • James W Simpkins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas HSC at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107-2699, USA

Received 26 April 2001 ,Revised 18 October 2001 ,Accepted 29 October 2001.

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