Immune function genes, genetics, and the neurobiology of addiction

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 355-361

  Crews, Fulton T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcoholism; Causes of alcohol and other drug use; Decision making; depression; Environmental factors; Genetic factors; Immune function genes; Immune system; Innate immune genes; Innate immune system; Neurobiology; Neuroimmune system; Nuclear factor B; Other drug dependence; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870152461     PISSN: 15357414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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