num_pages: 407
description: The chapters in this volume consider subjects ranging from genetics, markers, and molecular biology of alcoholism, to clinical observations and treatment. The aim is to integrate pertinent information from the fields of molecular and cell biology with clinical and pharmacological knowledge in the attempt to establish molecular bases of alcohol use and abuse. An introductory section summarizes historical aspects of alcohol use, and subsequent chapters concern novel drugs, pharmacological aspects, gene structures, cloning, and enzymatic properties.Several "non-traditional" alcohol scientists number among the authors; their contributions highlight parallels and the possibility of interaction between different fields.Novel results of particular interest include up-dated summaries on receptors, enzymes, and other proteins, as well as corresponding gene structures and regulation, setting the basis for distinguishing markers and pinpointing further possible pharmacological treatments.
language: English
title: Toward a Molecular Basis of Alcohol Use and Abuse (EXS
titlecomplete: Toward a Molecular Basis of Alcohol Use and Abuse (EXS (EXPERIENTIA SUPPLEMENTUM))
publisher: Springer Verlag