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N-methyl-D-aspartate 2b receptor subtype (NR2B) promoter methylation in patients during alcohol withdrawal.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 May 2009
Biermann Teresa, Reulbach Udo, Lenz Bernd, Frieling Helge, Muschler Marc, Hillemacher Thomas, Kornhuber Johannes, Bleich Stefan
Abstract excerpt
NMDA receptors and especially the NR2B receptor subtype play a crucial role during chronic ethanol consumption and alcohol withdrawal. Therefore, the NR2B receptor subtype expression in peripheral blood cells of 32 male patients suffering from alcohol dependency were assessed through quantitative RT-PCR and to explore regulating epigenetic mechanisms, a methylation analysis was conducted using bisulfite...
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