Subnormal alpha-2-adrenoceptor-mediated sedation during 6 months of sobriety in male type 1 alcohol-dependent subjects

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-326

  Berggren, Ulf ^b   Berglund, Kristina ^a   Eriksson, Matts ^b   Fahlke, Claudia ^a   Zachrisson, Olof ^b   Balldin, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CITALOPRAM; CLOMETHIAZOLE; CLONIDINE; DISULFIRAM; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOLISM; CLONIDINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SLEEP; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038013916     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agg086     Document Type: Article

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