Ghrelin system in alcohol-dependent subjects: Role of plasma ghrelin levels in alcohol drinking and craving

Addiction Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 452-464

  Leggio, Lorenzo ^a,b   Ferrulli, Anna ^a   Cardone, Silvia ^a   Nesci, Antonio ^a   Miceli, Antonio ^c,d   Malandrino, Noemi ^a   Capristo, Esmeralda ^a   Canestrelli, Benedetta ^e   Monteleone, Palmiero ^e   Kenna, George A ^b   Swift, Robert M ^b   Addolorato, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Fondazione G Monasterio CNR Regione Toscana   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; alcohol drinking; appetitive peptides; craving; ghrelin; ghrelin gene polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BACLOFEN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GABA-B RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GHRELIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TEMPERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857654877     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2010.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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