Apomorphine-induced growth hormone response is attenuated by ethanol but not dextromethorphan

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-103

  Budde, Henning ^a   Zimmermann, Ulrich S ^c   Steffin, Birgit ^d   Rommelspacher, Hans ^a   Schmidt, Lutz G ^b   Smolka, Michael N ^c,e  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Apomorphine; Dextromethorphan; Growth Hormone; NMDA receptors

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APOMORPHINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CAUCASIAN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; APOMORPHINE; AREA UNDER CURVE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; ETHANOL; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 33845897103     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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