The candidate gene approach in alcoholism: Are there gender-specific differences?

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 225-230

  Wodarz, N ^a   Bobbe, G ^a   Eichhammer, P ^a   Weijers, H G ^b   Wiesbeck, G A ^b   Johann, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Dopamine D2 receptor; Dopamine D3 receptor; Gender; Genetics

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE-D3 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D3; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0344013482     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-003-0011-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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