Dopamine D2/D3-receptor and transporter densities in nucleus accumbens and amygdala of type 1 and 2 alcoholics

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 261-267

  Tupala, E ^a,b   Hall, H ^c   Bergstrom K ^d   Sarkioja T ^e   Rasanen P ^e   Mantere, T ^a,b   Callaway, J ^b   Hiltunen, J ^f   Tiihonen, J ^a,d  

^a Niuvanniemen sairaala   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^f MAP Medical Technologies Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol induced disorders; Autoradiography; Dopamine; Ethanol induced nervous system disorders; Human brain; Receptors; Transporters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALA; BENZAMIDES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NORTROPANES; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PYRROLIDINES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D3;

EID: 0035059958     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000859     Document Type: Article

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