Basic aspects of GABA-transmission in alcoholism, with particular reference to GABA-transaminase

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Sherif, Fathi M ^a   Tawati, Ahmed M ^a   Ahmed, Saleem S ^a   Sharif, Suleiman I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b AL ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

alcohol; alcoholism; dependence; GABA; GABA T; tolerance

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030934649     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(96)00383-5     Document Type: Article

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