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DRD1 5'UTR variation, sex and early infant stress influence ethanol consumption in rhesus macaques.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Aug 2009
Newman T K, Parker C C, Suomi S J, Goldman D, Barr C S, Higley J Dee
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The mesolimbic dopamine system plays an important role in mediating a variety of behaviors and is involved in mediating the reinforcing effects of ethanol. Genes encoding dopamine receptor subtypes are thus good candidate loci for understanding the genetic etiologies of susceptibility to alcohol dependence and its antecedent behavioral phenotypes. We tested whether variation in DRD1 influences alcohol consumption...
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