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A new genetic variant in the Sp1 binding cis-element of cholecystokinin gene promoter region and relationship to alcoholism.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 May 1998
Harada S, Okubo T, Tsutsumi M, Takase S, Muramatsu T
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Neuropeptide cholecystokinin (CCK) and the CCK receptors in the central nervous system mediate actions on increasing firings, anxiety, and nociceptions. Furthermore, CCK modulates the release of dopamine and dopamine-related behaviors in the mesolimbic pathway. In our study, genetic variation in...
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