NEUROENDOCRINE EVIDENCE FOR REDUCED SEROTONERGIC NEUROTRANSMISSION DURING HEAVY DRINKING

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作者
BALLDIN, J
BERGGREN, U
ENGEL, J
ERIKSSON, M
机构
[1] UNIV GOTHENBURG,DEPT CLIN NEUROSCI,PSYCHIAT & NEUROCHEM SECT,GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN
[2] GOTHENBURG UNIV,DEPT PHARMACOL,GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN
关键词
FENFLURAMINE; PROLACTIN; TEMPERATURE; ALCOHOL INTAKE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1530-0277.1994.tb00045.x
中图分类号
R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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摘要
A fenfluramine (60 mg oral dose) challenge test was performed in 19 male heavy drinkers (mean daily consumption 88 g of pure alcohol). Twelve healthy males served as controls. The prolactin and temperature responses to fenfluramine were significantly reduced in the group of heavy drinkers. The results suggest impaired central serotonergic neurotransmission in alcoholism, possibly involving subsensitivity in various serotonin receptor subtypes.
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