Biological and Behavioral Markers of Alcohol Sensitivity

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-256

  Fromme, Kim ^a   De Wit, Harriet ^b   Hutchison, Kent E ^c   Ray, Lara ^c   Corbin, William R ^d   Cook, Travis A R ^e   Wall, Tamara L ^e   Goldman, David ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

ADH2; Alcohol Sensitivity; ALDH2; GABA; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; AMPHETAMINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GENOMIC DNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TRIAZOLAM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ASIAN AMERICAN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STRESS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242284568     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000113420.28472.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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