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Genes and gene expression in the brain of the alcoholic.
Addictive behaviors - 1 Sept 2004
Dodd Peter R, Foley Philomena F, Buckley S Tracey, Eckert Allison L, Innes David J
Abstract excerpt
Chronic alcoholism leads to localized brain damage, which is prominent in superior frontal cortex but mild in motor cortex. The likelihood of developing alcohol dependence is associated with genetic markers. GABAA receptor expression differs between alcoholics and controls, whereas glutamate rece...
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