Hippocampal to pituitary volume ratio: A specific measure of reciprocal neuroendocrine alterations in alcohol dependence

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 586-588

  Beresford, Thomas ^a,c   Arciniegas, David ^a   Rojas, Donald ^a   Sheeder, Jeanelle ^a   Teale, Peter ^a   Aasal, Robert ^a,b   Sandberg, Elliot ^a   Reite, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Devmtl Disabil Programs Pub P   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOSTEROID;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0032810217     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1999.60.586     Document Type: Article

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