Alterations of benzodiazepine receptors in type II alcoholic subjects measured with SPECT and [123i]iomazenil

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1550-1555

  Abi Dargham, Anissa ^a   Krystal, John H ^b   Anjilvel, Satish ^b   Scanley, Barbara Ellen ^b   Zoghbi, Sami ^b   Baldwin, Ronald M ^b   Rajeevan, Nallakkandi ^b   Ellis, Steven ^b   Petrakis, Ismene L ^b   Seibyl, John P ^b   Charney, Dennis S ^b   Laruelle, Marc ^b   Innis, Robert B ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; IODINE 123; IOMAZENIL;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031789785     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.11.1550     Document Type: Article

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