Implications of endogenous opioids and dopamine in alcoholism: Human and basic science studies

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 33-42

  Gianoulakis, Christina ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE; ENDORPHIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REINFORCEMENT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; C57BL MOUSE; DBA MOUSE; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; REVIEW;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; ENDORPHINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RATS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0029920634     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008216     Document Type: Conference Paper

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