The role of α-synuclein in the pathophysiology of alcoholism

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 154-162

  Janeczek, Paulina ^a   Lewohl, Joanne M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

MicroRNA; MRNA; SNCA; Splice variant

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UPREGULATION;

MICRORNA; MRNA; SNCA; SPLICE VARIANT;

ALCOHOLISM; ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; BRAIN; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84884822526     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: 18729754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2013.06.007     Document Type: Review

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