Associations of beta-endorphin with HVA and MHPG in the plasma of prepubertal boys: Effects of familial drug abuse and antisocial personality disorder liability

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-211

  Moss, Howard B ^a   Yao, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

alcoholism; antisocial personality disorder; catecholamines; drug abuse; endogenous opioids

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; BETA ENDORPHIN; HOMOVANILLIC ACID;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030008788     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(96)02880-6     Document Type: Article

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