Abnormal plasma oxytocin and β-endorphin levels in alcoholics after short and long term abstinence

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 797-807

  Marchesi, Carlo ^a   Chiodera, Paolo ^a   Brusamonti, Elisabetta ^b   Volpi, Riccardo ^a   Coiro, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endorphin; Alcohol dependence; Alcohol withdrawal; Oxytocin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA ENDORPHIN; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; LORAZEPAM; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BETA-ENDORPHIN; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYTOCIN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0030748456     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(97)00080-8     Document Type: Article

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