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Altered NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist response in individuals with a family vulnerability to alcoholism.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Oct 2004
Petrakis Ismene L, Limoncelli Diana, Gueorguieva Ralitza, Jatlow Peter, Boutros Nashaat N, Trevisan Louis, Gelernter Joel, Krystal John H
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OBJECTIVE: A family history of alcoholism is a risk factor for the development of ethanol dependence. Ethanol is an antagonist of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor, and alterations in NMDA receptor function are thought to be involved in ethanol abuse and dependence. The purpose o...
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