Is long-term heavy alcohol consumption toxic for brain serotonergic neurons? Relationship between years of excessive alcohol consumption and serotonergic neurotransmission

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-165

  Berggren, Ulf ^a   Eriksson, Matts ^a   Fahlke, Claudia ^b   Balldin, Jan ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; D fenfluramine; Prolactin; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DEXFENFLURAMINE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL;

ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN; ETHANOL; FENFLURAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036148780     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(01)00154-5     Document Type: Article

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