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Does the short variant of the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region constitute a marker of alcohol dependence?
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 1999
Hammoumi S, Payen A, Favre J D, Balmes J L, Benard J Y, Husson M, Ferrand J P, Martin J P, Daoust M
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The serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine: 5-HT) system has been thought to play an important role in several steps of alcohol craving. A number of studies, including our own, have reported that alcohol dependence is associated with dysfunction of 5-HT transmission. Pharmacological and clinical studies...
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