Alcohol
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 79-88 , October 2005

Long-term effects of neonatal alcohol exposure on photic reentrainment and phase-shifting responses of the activity rhythm in adult rats

  • Gregg C. Allen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Anatomy and Medical Neurobiology, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, 228 Reynolds Medical Building, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA
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  • Yuhua Z. Farnell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Anatomy and Medical Neurobiology, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, 228 Reynolds Medical Building, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA
    • ,
  • Ji-ung Maeng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Center for Biological Clocks Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3258, USA
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  • James R. West

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Anatomy and Medical Neurobiology, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, 228 Reynolds Medical Building, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA
    • ,
  • Wei-Jung A. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Anatomy and Medical Neurobiology, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, 228 Reynolds Medical Building, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA
    • ,
  • David J. Earnest

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Anatomy and Medical Neurobiology, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, 228 Reynolds Medical Building, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA
    • Department of Biology, Center for Biological Clocks Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3258, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Human Anatomy and Medical Neurobiology, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, 228 Reynolds Medical Building, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA. Tel.: +1-979-862-3109; fax: +1-979-845-0790.

Received 26 September 2005 ,Revised 8 November 2005 ,Accepted 18 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.11.003

Alcohol
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 79-88 , October 2005

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