Alteration in dopaminergic function in abstinent alcoholics

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Marchesi, Carlo ^a   Marchesi, P ^a   Chiodera, P ^a   Volpi, R ^a   Coiro, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brain damage; Dopamine; PRL; TRH

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ALCOHOLISM; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; REFERENCE VALUES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030906961     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: 14230224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000119350     Document Type: Article

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