Sex differences, gender and addiction

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 136-147

  Becker, Jill B ^a   McClellan, Michele L ^b   Reed, Beth Glover ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction; animal models; gender; sex differences; sociocultural influences

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; PATHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

BRAIN; HUMANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84994229347     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23963     Document Type: Review

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