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No association of CCK and CCK(B) receptor polymorphisms with alcohol dependence.
Psychiatry research - 10 May 2001
Vanakoski J, Virkkunen M, Naukkarinen H, Goldman D
Abstract excerpt
Cholecystokinin (CCK) is the most widely distributed neuropeptide in the central nervous system. One of its several functions is to modulate the release of dopamine in brain areas involved in reinforcement and reward behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of CCK system genes (CCK, CCK(A) and CCK(B) receptor genes) with alcohol dependence using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as...
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