Puberty, hormones, and sex differences in alcohol abuse and dependence

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-95

  Witt, Ellen D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Pubertal hormones; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; SEX HORMONE; STEROID; STRESS HORMONE;

ADRENARCHE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; LABORATORY TEST; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; HORMONES; HUMANS; PUBERTY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33846820364     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2006.10.013     Document Type: Review

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