Evidence of acoustic startle hyperreflexia in recently detoxified early onset male alcoholics: modulation by yohimbine and m-Chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP)
Krystal J, Webb E, Grillon C, Cooney N, Casal L, Morgan III. C, Southwick S, Davis M, Charney D. Evidence of acoustic startle hyperreflexia in recently detoxified early onset male alcoholics: modulation by yohimbine and m-Chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP). Psychopharmacology 1997, 131: 207-215. PMID: 9203230, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy subjectsAcoustic startle responseEthanol withdrawalStartle responseStartle magnitudeStartle amplitudeRandomized orderAcoustic startle magnitudeChronic alcoholic patientsSerotonin partial agonistDouble-blind conditionsAcoustic startle amplitudeNumber of episodesMale healthy subjectsΑ2-adrenergic antagonistTest dayMale patientsPlacebo dayAlcoholic patientsIntravenous infusionNoradrenergic functionYohimbine effectAlcohol detoxificationDrug infusionPreclinical studies