The importance of glucocorticoids in alcohol dependence and neurotoxicity

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2011-2018

  Rose, A K ^a   Shaw, S G ^b   Prendergast, M A ^c   Little, H J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cortisol; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MIFEPRISTONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NIMODIPINE;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; MOTIVATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; ETHANOL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

RODENTIA;

EID: 78649608571     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01298.x     Document Type: Article

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