Cellular and molecular neuroscience of alcoholism

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作者
Diamond, I
Gordon, AS
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO GEN HOSP, NEUROSCI PROGRAM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110 USA
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO GEN HOSP, DEPT MOL & CELLULAR PHARMACOL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110 USA
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10.1152/physrev.1997.77.1.1
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Q4 [生理学];
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071003 ;
摘要
Recent advances in neuroscience have made it possible to investigate the pathophysiology of alcoholism at a cellular and molecular level. Evidence indicates that ethanol affects hormone- and neurotransmitter-activated signal transduction, leading to short-term changes in regulation of cellular functions and long-term changes in gene expression. Such changes in the brain probably underlie many of the acute and chronic neurological events in alcoholism. In addition, genetic vulnerability also plays a role in alcoholism and, perhaps, in alcoholic medical disorders.
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