AMINO-ACID NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN ALCOHOL-WITHDRAWAL

Citation
Na. Aliyev et al., AMINO-ACID NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN ALCOHOL-WITHDRAWAL, Alcohol and alcoholism, 29(6), 1994, pp. 643-647
Citations number
31
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse
Journal title
ISSN journal
0735-0414
Volume
29
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
643 - 647
Database
ISI
SICI code
0735-0414(1994)29:6<643:ANIA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Plasma levels of excitatory and inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitter s were assayed in 20 male patients following alcohol withdrawal and in 20 normal controls. All patients filled out an 'Alcohol withdrawal sy mptom monitoring sheet', including more than 20 symptoms. The levels o f excitatory amino acid were higher and the values of inhibitory amino acid lower in the patients than in the controls. The correlation betw een the level of excitatory amino acid and the rating of subjective di scomfort was positive, and the correlation between the level of inhibi tory amino acid and the level of subjective discomfort was negative.