Alcohol dependence: A commentary on mechanisms

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 333-340

  Hoffman, Paula L ^a   Tabakoff, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ADAPTATION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ALCOHOLISM; COMPULSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0029744877     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008159     Document Type: Review

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