Abstract
Concentrations of the major metabolites of biogenic amines in cerebrospinal fluid and activity of serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase in abstinent alcoholics were measured, suggesting that withdrawal symptoms of alcoholics were based on the abnormality of serotonin and dopamine metabolism in the body.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Alcoholism / metabolism*
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Biogenic Amines / cerebrospinal fluid
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Biogenic Amines / metabolism*
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Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase / blood*
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Female
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Homovanillic Acid / cerebrospinal fluid
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Humans
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Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / cerebrospinal fluid
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / metabolism
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Time Factors
Substances
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Biogenic Amines
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Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
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Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase
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Homovanillic Acid