Neuroendocrinological responses to alcohol intoxication in healthy males: Relationship with impulsivity, drinking behavior, and subjective effects

Psychophysiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-209

  Magrys, S A ^a   Olmstead, M C ^a   Wynne Edwards, K E ^b   Balodis, I M ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Cortisol; Ethanol; Individual differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872135076     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12007     Document Type: Article

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