Alcohol intoxication increases allopregnanolone levels in male adolescent humans

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 352-355

  Torres, J M ^a   Ortega, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol intoxication; Allopregnanolone; Human; Male; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DEPRESSION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; IRRITABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; REWARD; SERUM; SPRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 1642265263     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1662-0     Document Type: Article

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