Levels of γ-aminobutyric acid-benzodiazepine receptors in abstinent, alcohol-dependent women: Preliminary findings from an 123I-iomazenil single photon emission tomography study

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1449-1455

  Lingford Hughes, A R ^a,c   Acton, P D ^b   Gacinovic, S ^b   Boddington, S J A ^a   Costa, D C ^b   Pilowsky, L S ^a   Ell, P J ^b   Marshall, E J ^a   Kerwin, R W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; GABA Benzodiazepine Receptor; Human; Imaging; Sex

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; IODINE 123; IOMAZENIL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033832505     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb02116.x     Document Type: Article

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