Alcohol-dependent patients with neuroendocrine evidence for reduced dopamine D2 receptor function have decreased platelet monoamine oxidase-B activity

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 210-211

  Berggren, Ulf ^a   Fahlke, Claudia ^a   Balldin, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; THROMBOCYTE ENZYME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0034066721     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/35.2.210     Document Type: Letter

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