The modulating effect of the androgen receptor on craving in alcohol withdrawal of men is partially mediated by leptin

Pharmacogenomics Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-231

  Lenz, B ^a   Frieling, H ^a,b   Jacob, C ^a   Heberlein, A ^a,b   Kornhuber, J ^a   Bleich, S ^a,b   Hillemacher, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Androgen receptor; Craving; Dependence; Leptin; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; LEPTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 77952884445     PISSN: 1470269X     EISSN: 14731150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2009.56     Document Type: Article

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