Alcohol intake, tumour necrosis factor-α, leptin and craving: Factors of a possibly vicious circle?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 401-404

  Kiefer, F ^a   Jahn, H ^a   Schick, M ^a   Wiedemann, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ETHANOL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; LEPTIN; MALE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0036316332     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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