Ethanol administration dampens the prolactin response to psychosocial stress exposure in sons of alcohol-dependent fathers

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 996-1003

  Zimmermann, Ulrich S ^a   Buchmann, Arlette F ^b   Spring, Constance ^a   Uhr, Manfred ^a   Holsboer, Florian ^a   Wittchen, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Administration; Alcoholism; Ethanol; Prolactin; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOTROPIN; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FATHER; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PUBLIC SPEAKING; STARTLE REFLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ETHANOL; FATHERS; HUMANS; MALE; PROLACTIN; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349178112     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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