Influence of dopaminergic transmission on severity of withdrawal syndrome in alcoholism

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 471-474

  Heinz, Andreas ^a,b   Schmidt, Kai ^a   Baum, Sily Sällström ^a   Kuhn, Silke ^a   Dufeu, Peter ^a   Schmidt, Lutz G ^a   Rommelspacher, Hans ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APOMORPHINE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029781434     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.471     Document Type: Article

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