Genetics of the risk for alcoholism

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-112

  Schuckit, Marc A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; DOPAMINE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033930761     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490050173172     Document Type: Review

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