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The University of Texas at Austin: Austin, TX, US

2021-09-01 to present | Professor (College of Pharmacy, Div of Pharmacology & Toxicology)
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Kimberly Nixon

The University of Texas at Austin: Austin, TX, US

2018-08-20 to present | Associate Professor (College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology)
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Kimberly Nixon

University of Kentucky: Lexington, KY, US

2005-07-01 to 2018-08-19 | Professor (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
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Kimberly Nixon

Education and qualifications (3)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2000-04-01 to 2005-06-30 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies)
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Kimberly Nixon

University of Texas at Austin: Austin, TX, US

2000-03 | PhD (Psychology)
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Kimberly Nixon

University of Texas at Austin: Austin, TX, US

1992 | BA (Psychology)
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Kimberly Nixon

Funding (4)

Microglia and Adolescent Susceptibility to Developing an Alcohol Use Disorder

2017-09-15 to 2022-08-31 | Grant
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Bethesda, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.7029067
GRANT_NUMBER: R01AA025591
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The role of exosomes on brain inflammation and microglia activation in alcohol use disorders

2017-04-10 to 2020-03-31 | Grant
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Bethesda, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.6664594
GRANT_NUMBER: R21AA025563
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Ethanol Alteration of the Neurogenic Niche

2007-07-15 to 2023-08-31 | Grant
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Bethesda, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.2444254
GRANT_NUMBER: R01AA016959
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Kimberly Nixon via DimensionsWizard

Neurochemical & Behavioral Correlates of ETOH Effects

1987-09-30 to 2027-06-30 | Grant
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Bethesda, US)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.2681543
GRANT_NUMBER: T32AA007471
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Pharmacological Depletion of Microglia Protects Against Alcohol-Induced Corticolimbic Neurodegeneration During Intoxication in Male Rats

Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology
2025-02-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11481-025-10173-x
Contributors: Erika R. Carlson; Jennifer K. Melbourne; Kimberly Nixon
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Pharmacological depletion of microglia protects against alcohol-induced corticolimbic neurodegeneration during intoxication in male rats

2024-11-04 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.11.04.621917
Contributors: Erika R. Carlson; Jennifer K. Melbourne; Kimberly Nixon
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Neuroimmune Activation and Microglia Reactivity in Female Rats Following Alcohol Dependence

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2024-01-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031603
Contributors: Jennifer K. Melbourne; Jessica I. Wooden; Erika R. Carlson; Chinchusha Anasooya Shaji; Kimberly Nixon
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Sex differences in microglia function in aged rats underlie vulnerability to cognitive decline

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.09.009
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2-s2.0-85172024133

Part of ISSN: 10902139 08891591
Contributors: Ince, L.M.; Darling, J.S.; Sanchez, K.; Bell, K.S.; Melbourne, J.K.; Davis, L.K.; Nixon, K.; Gaudet, A.D.; Fonken, L.K.
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Adolescent Intermittent Ethanol Drives Modest Neuroinflammation but Does Not Escalate Drinking in Male Rats

Cells
2023-11-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/cells12212572
Contributors: Jessica I. Wooden; Lauren E. Peacoe; Chinchusha Anasooya Shaji; Jennifer K. Melbourne; Cassie M. Chandler; Michael T. Bardo; Kimberly Nixon
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Astrocyte Reactivity and Neurodegeneration in the Female Rat Brain Following Alcohol Dependence

Neuroscience
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2023.08.016
Contributors: Steven P. Guerin; Jennifer K. Melbourne; Huy Q. Dang; Chinchusha Anasooya Shaji; Kimberly Nixon
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Chronic intermittent ethanol exposure during adolescence produces sex- and age-dependent changes in anxiety and cognition without changes in microglia reactivity late in life

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
2023-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1223883
Part of ISSN: 1662-5153
Contributors: Douglas B. Matthews; Samantha Scaletty; Sarah Trapp; Areonna Schreiber; Gillian Rossmann; Bailey Imhoff; Quinn Petersilka; Abigail Kastner; Jim Pauly; Kimberly Nixon
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Kimberly Nixon

The neuroimmune system – Where aging and excess alcohol intersect

Alcohol
2023-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2022.08.009
Part of ISSN: 0741-8329
Contributors: Erika R. Carlson; Steven P. Guerin; Kimberly Nixon; Laura K. Fonken
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Kimberly Nixon

Effects of adolescent alcohol exposure via oral gavage on adult alcohol drinking and co-use of alcohol and nicotine in Sprague Dawley rats

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109298
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2-s2.0-85123232750

Part of ISSN: 18790046 03768716
Contributors: Chandler, C.M.; Hamid, U.; Maggio, S.E.; Peng, H.; Pauly, J.R.; Beckmann, J.; Nixon, K.; Bardo, M.T.
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Effects of voluntary adolescent intermittent alcohol exposure and social isolation on adult alcohol intake in male rats

Alcohol
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2022.07.008
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2-s2.0-85138768066

Part of ISSN: 18736823 07418329
Contributors: Chandler, C.M.; Shaykin, J.D.; Peng, H.; Pauly, J.R.; Nixon, K.; Bardo, M.T.
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Primed for addiction: A critical review of the role of microglia in the neurodevelopmental consequences of adolescent alcohol drinking

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
2021-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/acer.14694
Contributors: Jennifer K. Melbourne; Cassie M. Chandler; Catherine E. Van Doorn; Michael T. Bardo; James R. Pauly; Hui Peng; Kimberly Nixon
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Consequences of adolescent alcohol use on adult hippocampal neurogenesis and hippocampal integrity.

International review of neurobiology
2021-10-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2021.08.005
PMID: 34696876
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Kimberly Nixon

Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Modulate Microglia Activation and Function

Biology
2021-09-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/biology10100948
Contributors: Hui Peng; Brock T. Harvey; Christopher I. Richards; Kimberly Nixon
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Reactive, Adult Neurogenesis From Increased Neural Progenitor Cell Proliferation Following Alcohol Dependence in Female Rats

Frontiers in Neuroscience
2021-09-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.689601
Part of ISSN: 1662-453X
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Functional Activation of Newborn Neurons Following Alcohol-Induced Reactive Neurogenesis

Brain Sciences
2021-04-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11040499
Contributors: Natalie N. Nawarawong; Chelsea G. Nickell; Deann M. Hopkins; James R. Pauly; Kimberly Nixon
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Microglia Phenotypes Following the Induction of Alcohol Dependence in Adolescent Rats

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
2021-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/acer.14504
Contributors: Hui Peng; Kimberly Nixon
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Recovery of Hippocampal-Dependent Learning Despite Blunting Reactive Adult Neurogenesis After Alcohol Dependence

Brain Plasticity
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3233/bpl-200108
Part of ISSN: 2213-6304
Contributors: Chelsea G. Nickell; K. Ryan Thompson; James R. Pauly; Kimberly Nixon; Kimberly Nixon
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Microglia Dystrophy Following Binge-Like Alcohol Exposure in Adolescent and Adult Male Rats.

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
2020-08-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2020.00052
PMID: 32903737
PMC: PMC7439004
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Kimberly Nixon

Effects of ethanol, naltrexone, nicotine and varenicline in an ethanol and nicotine co-use model in Sprague-Dawley rats

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
2020-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107988
Part of ISSN: 0376-8716
Contributors: Cassie M. Chandler; Sarah E. Maggio; Hui Peng; Kimberly Nixon; Michael T. Bardo
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Compelled to drink: Why some cannot stop

Science
2019-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz7357
Part of ISSN: 0036-8075
Contributors: Kimberly Nixon; Regina A. Mangieri
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Its complicated: The relationship between alcohol and microglia in the search for novel pharmacotherapeutic targets for alcohol use disorders.

Progress in molecular biology and translational science
2019-07-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2019.06.011
PMID: 31601404
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Kimberly Nixon

Alcohol Effects on Adult Neural Stem Cells - A Novel Mechanism of Neurotoxicity and Recovery in Alcohol Use Disorders

Stem Cells in Birth Defects Research and Developmental Toxicology
2018 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1002/9781119283249.ch8
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2-s2.0-85050039947
Contributors: Olsufka, R.A.; Peng, H.; Newton, J.S.; Nixon, K.
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An improved model of ethanol and nicotine co-use in female P rats: Effects of naltrexone, varenicline, and the selective nicotinic α6β2* antagonist r-bPiDI

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
2018-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.09.008
Contributors: Sarah E. Maggio; Meredith A. Saunders; Kimberly Nixon; Mark A. Prendergast; Guangrong Zheng; Peter A. Crooks; Linda P. Dwoskin; Richard L. Bell; Michael T. Bardo
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Activation of neural stem cells from quiescence drives reactive hippocampal neurogenesis after alcohol dependence

Neuropharmacology
2018-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.01.032
Contributors: Dayna M. Hayes; Chelsea G. Nickell; Kevin Y. Chen; Justin A. McClain; Megan M. Heath; M. Ayumi Deeny; Kimberly Nixon
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Alcohol Effects on Adult Neural Stem Cells - A Novel Mechanism of Neurotoxicity and Recovery in Alcohol Use Disorders

Stem Cells in Birth Defects Research and Developmental Toxicology
2018-04-16 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1002/9781119283249.ch8
Part of ISBN: 9781119283249
Part of ISBN: 9781119283218
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Kimberly Nixon

Effects of the nicotinic agonist varenicline, nicotinic antagonist r-bPiDI, and DAT inhibitor (R)-modafinil on co-use of ethanol and nicotine in female P rats

Psychopharmacology
2018-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-018-4853-4
Part of ISSN: 0033-3158
Contributors: Sarah E. Maggio; Meredith A. Saunders; Thomas A. Baxter; Kimberly Nixon; Mark A. Prendergast; Guangrong Zheng; Peter Crooks; Linda P. Dwoskin; Rachel D. Slack; Amy H. Newman et al.
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Type 2 Neural Progenitor Cell Activation Drives Reactive Neurogenesis after Binge-Like Alcohol Exposure in Adolescent Male Rats

Frontiers in Psychiatry
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00283
Part of ISSN: 1664-0640
Contributors: Chelsea R. Geil Nickell; Hui Peng; Dayna M. Hayes; Kevin Y. Chen; Justin A. McClain; Kimberly Nixon
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Binge Alcohol Exposure Transiently Changes the Endocannabinoid System: A Potential Target to Prevent Alcohol-Induced Neurodegeneration.

Brain sciences
2017-11-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci7120158
PMID: 29186065
PMC: PMC5742761
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Increased expression of M1 and M2 phenotypic markers in isolated microglia after four-day binge alcohol exposure in male rats

Alcohol
2017-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.02.175
Contributors: Hui Peng; Chelsea R. Geil Nickell; Kevin Y. Chen; Justin A. McClain; Kimberly Nixon
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Prior Binge Ethanol Exposure Potentiates the Microglial Response in a Model of Alcohol-Induced Neurodegeneration

Brain Sciences
2016-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci6020016
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Alcohol Induces Parallel Changes in Hippocampal Histone H3 Phosphorylation and c-Fos Protein Expression in Male Rats.

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
2016-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12933
PMID: 26727528
PMC: PMC4700551
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Kimberly Nixon

Critical needs in drug discovery for cessation of alcohol and nicotine polysubstance abuse

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
2015-11-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2015.11.004
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Roles of Neural Stem Cells in Alcohol Use Disorders

Neural Stem Cells in Health and Disease
2015-10 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1142/9789814623186_0010
Part of ISBN: 9789814623179
Part of ISBN: 9789814623186
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Kimberly Nixon

Summary of the 2014 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting

Alcohol
2015-10-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2015.09.002
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Alcohol and adult hippocampal neurogenesis: Promiscuous drug, wanton effects

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
2014-10-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2014.05.003
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Quantification of anandamide, oleoylethanolamide and palmitoylethanolamide in rodent brain tissue using high performance liquid chromatography–electrospray mass spectroscopy

Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
2014-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2013.11.004
Contributors: Daniel J. Liput; Eleftheria Tsakalozou; Dana C. Hammell; Kalpana S. Paudel; Kimberly Nixon; Audra L. Stinchcomb
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Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in adult rat brain from binge ethanol exposure: abrogation by docosahexaenoic acid.

PloS one
2014-07-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101223
PMID: 25029343
PMC: PMC4100731
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Kimberly Nixon

Alcohol, phospholipase A2-associated neuroinflammation, and ω3 docosahexaenoic acid protection.

Molecular neurobiology
2014-04-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8690-0
PMID: 24705861
PMC: PMC4511484
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Kimberly Nixon

Transdermal delivery of cannabidiol attenuates binge alcohol-induced neurodegeneration in a rodent model of an alcohol use disorder

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
2013-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2013.08.013
Part of ISSN: 0091-3057
Contributors: Daniel J. Liput; Dana C. Hammell; Audra L. Stinchcomb; Kimberly Nixon
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Ectopic hippocampal neurogenesis in adolescent male rats following alcohol dependence.

Addiction biology
2013-07-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/adb.12075
PMID: 23844726
PMC: PMC3844012
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Kimberly Nixon

Microglial activation is not equivalent to neuroinflammation in alcohol-induced neurodegeneration: The importance of microglia phenotype

Neurobiology of Disease
2013-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.12.016
Part of ISSN: 0969-9961
Contributors: S. Alex Marshall; Justin A. McClain; Matthew L. Kelso; Deann M. Hopkins; James R. Pauly; Kimberly Nixon
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Determining the threshold for alcohol-induced brain damage: new evidence with gliosis markers.

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
2013-01-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01955.x
PMID: 23347220
PMC: PMC3586303
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Kimberly Nixon

Alcohol, nicotine and adult neurogenesis

Drug Addiction and Adult Neurogenesis
2011 | Book chapter
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Kimberly Nixon

Upregulated vimentin suggests new areas of neurodegeneration in a model of an alcohol use disorder

Neuroscience
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.09.019
Part of ISSN: 0306-4522
Contributors: M.L. Kelso; D.J. Liput; D.W. Eaves; K. Nixon
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Adolescent binge alcohol exposure alters hippocampal progenitor cell proliferation in rats: effects on cell cycle kinetics.

The Journal of comparative neurology
2011-09-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22647
PMID: 21484803
PMC: PMC3454493
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Kimberly Nixon

Adolescent binge alcohol exposure induces long-lasting partial activation of microglia.

Brain, behavior, and immunity
2011-01-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2011.01.006
PMID: 21262339
PMC: PMC3098298
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Kimberly Nixon

Adolescence as a critical window for developing an alcohol use disorder: current findings in neuroscience.

Current opinion in psychiatry
2010-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32833864fe
PMID: 20224404
PMC: PMC3149806
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Kimberly Nixon

Alcohol inhibition of neurogenesis: a mechanism of hippocampal neurodegeneration in an adolescent alcohol abuse model.

Hippocampus
2010-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/hipo.20665
PMID: 19554644
PMC: PMC2861155
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Kimberly Nixon

Long-term suppression of forebrain neurogenesis and loss of neuronal progenitor cells following prolonged alcohol dependence in rats.

The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology
2010-03-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145710000246
PMID: 20334723
PMC: PMC4821191
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Kimberly Nixon

Roles of neural stem cells and adult neurogenesis in adolescent alcohol use disorders.

Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.)
2010-02-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2009.11.001
PMID: 20113873
PMC: PMC2818478
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Kimberly Nixon
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