Sex differences in NMDA receptor expression in human alcoholics

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 594-601

  Ridge, Justin P ^a   Ho, Ada M C ^a   Dodd, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 71049149717     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp052     Document Type: Article

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