Plasma levels of beta-endorphin, adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol during early and late alcohol withdrawal

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 572-576

  Esel, Ertugrul ^a   Sofuoglu, Seher ^a   Aslan, Suat Sabri ^a   Kula, Mustafa ^a   Yabanoglu, Ihsan ^a   Turan, Tayfun ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; OPIATE PEPTIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0035180752     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/36.6.572     Document Type: Article

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