Association between catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphism and severe alcoholic withdrawal symptoms in male Japanese alcoholics

Addiction Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 233-238

  Nakamura, Ataru ^a,b   Inada, Toshiya ^b   Kitao, Yoshie ^b   Katayama, Yoshirou ^a  

^a Inokashira Hospital   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENE PRODUCT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0034917787     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13556210120056562     Document Type: Article

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