The COMT Val158Met polymorphism is associated with novelty seeking in Czech methamphetamine abusers: Preliminary results

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 799-802

  Hosák, Ladislav ^a   Libiger, Jan ^a   Čížek, Jiří ^a   Beránek, Martin ^a   Čermáková, Eva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

COMT; COMT Gene Val158Met polymorphism; Dopamine; Methamphetamine dependence; Novelty seeking behavior

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA; DOPAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DNA DETERMINATION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33846406910     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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