Circadian genes, the stress axis, and alcoholism

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-366

  Sarkar, Dipak K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse and dependence; Alcohol and other drug use pattern; Alcohol consumption; Alcohol use; Biological adaptation to stress; Circadian system; Clock genes; Genetic factors; Genetics; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Neurobiology; Stress; Stress response

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870224672     PISSN: 15357414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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