Reduced levels of GABA-benzodiazepine receptor in alcohol dependency in the absence of grey matter atrophy

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 173, Issue AUG., 1998, Pages 116-122

  Lingford Hughes, A R ^a   Acton, P D ^b   Gacinovic, S ^b   Suckling, J ^a   Busatto, G F ^a   Boddington, S J A ^a   Bullmore, E ^a   Woodruff, P W ^b   Costa, D C ^a   Pilowsky, L S ^b   Ell, P J ^c   Marshall, E J ^a   Kerwin, R W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Psychiatry

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN TOXICITY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031849794     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.173.2.116     Document Type: Article

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