Propylthiouracil tasting as a possible genetic association marker for two types of alcoholism

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-152

  DiCarlo, Suzanne Tierney ^a   Powers, Alice Schade ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Depression; Genetics; PROP; Taste

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0031809570     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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