Acute alcohol produces ataxia and cognitive impairments in aged animals : A comparison between young adult and aged rats

• Main Authors: Novier, Adelle., Diaz-Granados, Jaime L., Mittleman, Guy., Matthews, Douglas B., Skike, Candice E. Van.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96133; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18047
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background Aging in both humans and rodents appears to be accompanied by physiological changes that increase biologic sensitivity to ethanol (EtOH) intoxication. However, animal models designed to investigate this increased alcohol sensitivity have yet to be established. For this reason, we sought...