Adrenocorticotropin responses to naloxone in sons of alcohol-dependent men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-68

  Wand, Gary S ^a   Mangold, Deborah ^a   Mahmood, Ali ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0032949032     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.1.64     Document Type: Article

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