Impact of tryptophan metabolism on the vulnerability to alcohol-related blackouts and violent impulsive behaviours

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-88

  Vignau, Jean ^a   Soichot, Marion ^c   Imbenotte, Michel ^b   Jacquemont, Marie Claudine ^b   Danel, Thierry ^a   Vandamme, Michel ^b   Lhermitte, Michel ^b,c   Allorge, Delphine ^c  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c France Institut Pasteur de Lille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KYNURENINE; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTRON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77949339844     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp044     Document Type: Article

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