Dopamine transporters increase in human brain after alcohol withdrawal

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-191

  Laine, T P J ^a   Ahonen, A ^a   Torniainen, P ^a   Heikkila J ^a   Pyhtinen, J ^a   Rasanen P ^a   Niemela O ^a   Hillbom, M ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Dopamine; SPECT; Striatum

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; IODINE 123;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REINFORCEMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032941705     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000514     Document Type: Article

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