Biological mechanisms in alcohol dependence-new perspectives

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 224-230

  Hillemacher, Thomas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; ENDORPHIN; GHRELIN; HOMOCYSTEINE INDUCED ENDOPLASMATIC RETICULUM PROTEIN; LEPTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RESISTIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; APPETITE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; DEPRESSION; DETOXIFICATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOLISM; APPETITE; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79955435278     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr026     Document Type: Review

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