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Association of cholecystokinin-A receptor gene polymorphism with alcohol dependence in a Japanese population.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Jan 2000
Miyasaka Kyoko, Yoshida Yuki, Matsushita Sachio, Higuchi Susumu, Maruyama Katsuya, Niino Naoakira, Ando Fujiko, Shimokata Hiroshi, Ohta Shigeo, Funakoshi Akihiro
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Cholecystokinin (CCK), one of the most abundant neurotransmitter peptides, interacts with dopamine. Dopaminergic neurotransmission between the ventral tegmental area and the limbic forebrain is a critical neurobiological component of alcohol and drug self-administration. CCK modulates dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens via the CCK-A receptor (R). We recently determined the transcriptional start site...
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