Alcohol
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 91-100 , February 2003

Interaction of aging and intermittent ethanol exposure on brain cytochrome c oxidase activity levels

  • Pia Jaatinen

      Affiliations

    • University of Tampere, Medical School, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, FIN-33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tampere University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, P.O. Box 2000, FIN-33521 Tampere, Finland. Tel.: +358-3-247-7560; fax: +358-3-215-6164
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  • Jarno Riikonen

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
    • ,
  • Päivi Riihioja

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
    • ,
  • Olli Kajander

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Technology, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
    • ,
  • Antti Hervonen

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland

Received 22 October 2001 ,Revised 11 November 2002 ,Accepted 10 December 2002.

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Alcohol
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