Bridging animal and human models: Translating from (and to) animal genetics

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 325-335

  Barkley Levenson, Amanda M ^a   Crabbe, John C ^a  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Alcohol research; Alcohol sensitivity; Alcohol use disorders (AUDs); Alcohol withdrawal; Alcoholism; Animal models; Consilience; Dysregulated alcohol consumption; Genetic basis of alcoholism; Genetic factors; Genetics; Human studies; Impulsivity; Phenotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870219998     PISSN: 15357414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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