Influence of the endogenous opioid system on high alcohol consumption and genetic predisposition to alcoholism.

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Published in J Psychiatry Neurosci on September 01, 2001

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C Gianoulakis1

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1: Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Que. christina.gianoulakis@mcgill.ca

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