Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol & HealthDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1993 |
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... protein whose function is altered by alcohol Axial computerized tomographic and magnetic resonance images of the brains of a 36 - year - old alcoholic patient and a 36 - year - old healthy nonalcoholic control subject .. 90 101 3 . 2 ...
... protein whose function is altered by alcohol Axial computerized tomographic and magnetic resonance images of the brains of a 36 - year - old alcoholic patient and a 36 - year - old healthy nonalcoholic control subject .. 90 101 3 . 2 ...
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... proteins in the neuronal cell membrane , it is clear that al- cohol alters the function of neuron - specific pro- teins . Acute exposure to intoxicating amounts of alcohol is associated with increased activity of the chloride ion ...
... proteins in the neuronal cell membrane , it is clear that al- cohol alters the function of neuron - specific pro- teins . Acute exposure to intoxicating amounts of alcohol is associated with increased activity of the chloride ion ...
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... protein - linked recep- tors for adenosine and norepinephrine may also be involved in the development of tolerance for alcohol . Tolerance to alcohol develops as a result of changes in alcohol's effects on the brain as well as an ...
... protein - linked recep- tors for adenosine and norepinephrine may also be involved in the development of tolerance for alcohol . Tolerance to alcohol develops as a result of changes in alcohol's effects on the brain as well as an ...
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... proteins across the mitochondrial mem- brane . Because aldehyde dehydrogenase is one of the enzymes that must be transported from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria , impaired membrane transport of this enzyme may result in less ...
... proteins across the mitochondrial mem- brane . Because aldehyde dehydrogenase is one of the enzymes that must be transported from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria , impaired membrane transport of this enzyme may result in less ...
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... protein is associated with increased alco- hol consumption in both mouse strains . This protein is abundant in the brain , liver , and kid- neys of these animals . A correlation was found between the possession of a variant of this gene ...
... protein is associated with increased alco- hol consumption in both mouse strains . This protein is abundant in the brain , liver , and kid- neys of these animals . A correlation was found between the possession of a variant of this gene ...
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Page 304 - Daily or almost daily 6. How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily 7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
Page 272 - According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects.
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Page 122 - CHIARA, G. AND IMPERATO, A.: Drugs abused by humans preferentially increase synaptic dopamine concentrations in the mesolimbic system of freely moving rats.
Page 123 - Murad. F., eds. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics . 7th ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co..
Page 304 - Daily or almost daily 8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
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Page 106 - Kelly, K., Cochran, BH, Stiles, CD, and Leder, P. Cell-specific regulation of the c-myc gene by lymphocyte mitogens and plateletderived growth factor.
Page 105 - Ethanol regulation of adenosine receptorstimulated cAMP levels in a clonal neural cell line: An in vitro model of cellular tolerance to ethanol. Proc Nati Acad Sei USA 83:2105-2108, 1986.
Page xx - Alcohol dependence, often called alcoholism, refers to a disease that is characterized by abnormal alcohol-seeking behavior that leads to impaired control over drinking. Although alcoholics and alcohol abusers...