Genetics of alcohol withdrawal

European Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-139

  Schmidt, L G ^a   Sander, T ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Dopamine; GABA; Genes; Genetics; Opioids; Serotonin; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BETA ENDORPHIN; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RECEPTOR GENE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0034071417     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(00)00220-0     Document Type: Article

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