What is inherited in the predisposition toward alcoholism? A proposed model

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1125-1135

  Begleiter, Henri ^a   Porjesz, B ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS Disinhibition; ERP; Genetic Predisposition; P3

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MODEL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032810306     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04269.x     Document Type: Review

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