An association study between alcoholism and the serotonergic receptor genes

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 341-342

  Himei, Akio ^a   Kono, Yoshihiro ^a   Yoneda, Hiroshi ^a   Sakai, Toshiaki ^a   Koh, Jun ^a   Sakai, Jun ^a   Inada, Yasushi ^a   Imamichi, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Shin Abuyama Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Association Study; Genetics; Serotonin Receptor

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0034064940     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200003000-00014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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