Serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism, peripheral indexes of serotonin function, and personality measures in families with alcoholism
β Scribed by Stoltenberg, Scott F. ;Twitchell, Geoffrey R. ;Hanna, Gregory L. ;Cook, Edwin H. ;Fitzgerald, Hiram E. ;Zucker, Robert A. ;Little, Karley Y.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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