Leptin: A modulator of alcohol craving?

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 782-787

  Kiefer, Falk ^a   Jahn, Holger ^a   Jaschinski, Marco ^a   Holzbach, Rüdiger ^a   Wolf, Karsten ^a   Naber, Dieter ^a   Wiedemann, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Cortisol; Craving; HPA; Leptin; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BODY MASS INDEX; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; LEPTIN; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0035337805     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(01)01081-2     Document Type: Article

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