Rat liver tryptophan pyrrolase activity and gene expression during alcohol withdrawal

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 427-434

  Oretti, R G ^c   Bano, S ^d   Azan I, M O ^a   Badawy, A A B ^b   Morgan, C J ^b   Mcguffin, P ^e   Buckland, P R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; LIVER ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; TYROSINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GROOMING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0033769820     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/35.5.427     Document Type: Article

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