Description |
xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Series |
WHO expert series on biological psychiatry ; v. 4 |
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WHO expert series on biological psychiatry ; v. 4
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Contents |
Historical Perspective on the Biology of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence / John B. Saunders -- Metabolism of Alcohol and Metabolic Consequences / Torsten Ehrig and Ting-Kai Li -- Ethnic Differences in Alcohol Metabolism and Physiological Responses to Alcohol: Implications in Alcohol Abuse / Itaru Yamashita, Tsukasa Koyama and Tetsuro Ohmori -- Genetic Components of Alcoholism and Subtypes of Alcoholism / Abbas Parsian and C. Robert Cloninger -- Emerging Markers of Predisposition to Alcoholism / D. I. N. Sherman, R. J. Ward, Roger Williams and T. J. Peters -- Biological Markers of Alcohol Consumption / Mikko Salaspuro -- Gender Related Issues In Alcohol Problems Research - a Special Need Group? / Ilana B. Glass-Crome -- Neurobiology of Alcohol's Actions and the Addictive Process / J. E. Dildy-Mayfield and R. A. Harris -- The Psychobiology of Conditioning, Reinforcement and Craving / M. Vogel-Sprott -- Neurologic Pathology of Alcohol Abuse / Peter L. Carlen and Enrique Menzano |
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Emerging Approaches to Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence / Peter Valverius and Stefan Borg |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Alcohol -- Physiological effect.
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Alcoholism -- Genetic aspects.
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Alcoholism -- Pathophysiology.
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Ethanol -- metabolism.
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Alcoholism -- genetics.
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Alcoholism -- metabolism.
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Ethnic Groups.
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Sex Factors.
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Author |
Hoffman, Paula L.
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Tabakoff, B. (Boris)
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LC no. |
94019261 |
ISBN |
088937130X (Seattle) |
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3456825404 (Göttingen) |
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