Alcoholism's evolutionary and cultural origins

Current Drug Abuse Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 197-204

  Abel, Ernest L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Carbohydrates; Evolution; Insulin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; METABOLIC BALANCE; NEUROMODULATION; ODOR; OPTIMAL FORAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEETNESS;

EID: 79551634522     PISSN: 18744737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874473711003040197     Document Type: Article

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