Development of the Central Nervous System: Effects of Alcohol and Opiates

By: Miller, Michael

Disseminates information pertaining to the normal and abnormal processes involved during the development of the central nervous system. The toxic effects of alcohol or opiate usage on development are explored by examining the clinical manifestations that appear in the children of substance-abusing mothers. Detailed coverage includes individual ontogenetic and developmental processes such as neural chemical differentiation, cell proliferation and migration.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471561258
• ISBN13: 9780471561255
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.1" x 6.2"