Activity of the adenylyl cyclase in lymphocytes of male alcoholic patients is state dependent

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2073-2079

  Szegedi, Armin ^a   Anghelescu, Ion ^a   Pauly, Thorsten ^a   Dahmen, Norbert ^a   Müller, Matthias J ^a   Wetzel, Hermann ^a   Hiemke, Christoph ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenylyl Cylase; Alcohol; Lymphocytes; State Dependent

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032423807     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-199812000-00025     Document Type: Article

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