Alcohol
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 175-181 , July 2003

Effects of alcohol infusion on smoking-induced cerebrovascular changes in rat in vivo

  • Mami Iida

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu-City, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    • Visiting status. Primary affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Home Economics, Gifu Women's University, Gifu-City, Gifu 501-2592, Japan.
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  • Hiroki Iida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu-City, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-58-267-2295; fax: +81-58-267-2961.
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  • Hisayoshi Fujiwara

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu-City, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
    • ,
  • Shuji Dohi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasamachi, Gifu-City, Gifu 500-8705, Japan

Received 7 March 2003 ,Revised 22 May 2003 ,Accepted 31 May 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2003.05.001

Alcohol
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 175-181 , July 2003

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