Genetics of alcoholism: A review of recent studies in human and animal models

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-278

  Foroud, Tatiana ^a   Li, Ting Kai ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; BREEDING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; RATS;

EID: 0032736548     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105504999305677     Document Type: Review

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