Hormonal (ACTH, cortisol, β-endorphin, and met-enkephalin) and cardiovascular responses to hyperthermic stress in chronic alcoholics

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1195-1198

  Vescovi, P P ^a,b   DiGennaro, C ^a   Coiro, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACTH; Alcoholism; Hyperthermic Stress; Met Enkephalin; Endorphin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METENKEPHALIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUNA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030749097     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1997.tb04437.x     Document Type: Article

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