Alcohol
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 167-174 , July 2003

Histiotypic electrophysiological responses of cultured neuronal networks to ethanol

  • Yun Xia

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    • Present address: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., 7300 NW 62nd Avenue, P.O. Box 1004, Johnston, IA 50131, USA.
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  • Guenter W. Gross

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-940-565-3615; fax: +1-940-565-4136.

Received 5 June 2003 ,Revised 19 July 2003 ,Accepted 22 July 2003.

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☆ A paper published as a high-priority communication is one that reviewers have identified as being of high scientific significance and have recommended that the study findings should be communicated to the scientific community as soon as possible.

PII: S0741-8329(03)00135-6

doi: 10.1016/S0741-8329(03)00135-6

Alcohol
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 167-174 , July 2003

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