Alcohol
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 117-126 , June 2004

Effects of alcohol on behavioral and morphologic indices of sexual maturation in male rats

  • Marisela Hernández-González

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Rayo 2611, Colonia Jardines del Bosque, 44520 Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +52-33-3647-7776; fax: +52-33-3647-7776.
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  • Koral Elizabeth Rivera Sánchez

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Rayo 2611, Colonia Jardines del Bosque, 44520 Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
    • ,
  • Martha Verónica Oropeza Blando

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación Médica en Farmacología, Hospital de Especialidades, CMN Siglo XXI, IMSS. Av. Cuauthemoc 330, Colonia Doctores, C.P. 06725, México, D.F. México
    • ,
  • Sandra Orozco-Suarez

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación en Enfermedades Neurológicas, Hospital de Especialidades, CMN Siglo XXI, IMSS. Av. Cuauthemoc 330, Colonia Doctores, C.P. 06725, México, D.F. México
    • ,
  • Marcela Arteaga Silva

      Affiliations

    • Depto. de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Campus Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340. México, D.F. México
    • ,
  • Miguel Angel Guevara

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Rayo 2611, Colonia Jardines del Bosque, 44520 Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

Received 12 February 2004 ,Revised 8 June 2004 ,Accepted 9 June 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2004.06.002

Alcohol
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