Research on the neurobiology of alcohol use disorders /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sher, Leo
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2008]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Neurobiology of alcohol use disorders : plenty of room for new research
  • Epidemiology of alcohol use, abuse, and dependence
  • Recognizing alcohol use disorders
  • Biochemical measures of alcohol consumption
  • Neurobiological correlates of the disposition and maintenance of alcoholism
  • Is thiamine deficiency one cause of familial alcoholism?
  • Pharmacogenomics and the future of alcohol dependence treatment
  • Acamprosate : elucidating the mechanism of action and its protective effects
  • Neurobiology of suicidal behavior in alcohol use disorders
  • Effect of natural and synthetic polyamines on ethanol intake
  • Glial and neuronal packing density in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence
  • Ethanol exposure and pro-enkephalin mRNA expression in regions of the mesocorticolimbic system
  • Importance of alcohol induced modulation of nitric-oxide synthase in the brain
  • Neural stem cells : a potential mechanism in alcoholic neurodegeneration and recovery
  • Alcohol-induced blood-brain barrier dysfunction
  • Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis activity and alcohol use disorders
  • Cognitive deficits in individuals prenatally exposed to alcohol
  • Genetic influences on alcohol use and dependence
  • Women, alcohol drinking, environment : the role of biological markers