Heterogeneous Effects of Alcohol on Dopamine Release in the Striatum: A PET Study
Yoder KK, Constantinescu CC, Kareken DA, Normandin MD, Cheng T, O'Connor SJ, Morris ED. Heterogeneous Effects of Alcohol on Dopamine Release in the Striatum: A PET Study. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 31: 965-973. PMID: 17428296, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00390.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnatomic extentDA responseDA releasePositron emission tomographyAlcohol-related behaviorsDopaminergic responseDopamine releaseD2/D3 receptor availabilityStriatal dopamine releaseHealthy control subjectsStriatal DA responseStriatal binding potentialD3 receptor availabilityTime-Line FollowSubjective responsesVoxel-wise t-testsEffects of alcoholControl subjectsAlcohol infusionPET scansReceptor availabilityEmission tomographyLack of reportsDA involvementPET studies