Prolactin response to fenfluramine in abstinent, alcohol-dependent patients

Addiction Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 380-385

  Porter, Richard J ^b   Sellman, Doug ^a   Joyce, Peter R ^b   Davies, Julia ^a   Frampton, Chris ^b  

^a National Addiction Centre   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Cortisol; Fenfluramine; Pituitary adrenal system; Prolactin; Serotonergic system

Indexed keywords

FENFLURAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FENFLURAMINE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TEMPERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49349098771     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2007.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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