The effect of alcohol and nicotine abuse on gene expression in the brain

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-162

  Flatscher Bader, Traute ^a   Wilce, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Brain; Gene expression; Nicotine abuse

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE; PROTEIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LIMBIC CORTEX; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; DOPAMINE; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; NICOTINE; PROTEINS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 77950365448     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: 14752700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954422409990114     Document Type: Review

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