Neurophysiological endophenotypes, CNS disinhibition, and risk for alcohol dependence and related disorders

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Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 131-141

  Porjesz, Bernice ^a   Rangaswamy, Madhavi ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; Endophenotypes; Event related potentials

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOLISM; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 4; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONDUCT DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OSCILLATION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 37249058007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.203     Document Type: Short Survey

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