Advances in Biomedical Alcohol Research 1990
Congress Proceedings
Published in July 1991
Book
Hardback
556 pages
978-0-08-040828-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume encompasses the majority of the plenary lectures and symposium papers, plus a number of the selected oral presentations, given at the fifth ISBRA/RSA congress in June 1990. This was the largest ISBRA congress to date, with 703 registered participants from 23 countries. It provides researchers in the field of alcohol studies with an overview of the most important current research developments in the biomedical area, both clinical and basic, aiding understanding of how alcohol acts, and how these actions relate to the development of alcoholism, organic damage, tolerance and dependance. A wide range of topics, disciplines and methodological approaches are covered, ranging from molecular genetics to treatment evaluation research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
148ill.
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-040828-6 (9780080408286)
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Content
Invited Lectures. Molecular genetic approaches to the study of individual risk in alcoholism, R G Worton. Molecular Biology of Alcohol and Acetaldehyde Metabolizing Systems. Expression of the human alcohol dehydrogenase genes, H J Edenberg. Genetic Studies in Alcoholism. Experimental Studies. Determinants of alcohol preference in the AA and ANA rat lines selected for differential ethanol intake, K Kiianmaa et al . Human Studies. Genetic and environmental determinants of use and abuse of alcohol: the Finnish twin cohort studies, J Kaprio et al . Effects of Alcohol on Neuronal Membranes. Neurotransmitters, Receptors and Ion Channels. Alcohol inhibition of NMDA channel function, F F Weight et al . Membrane Lipids. Significance of ethanol-induced changes in membrane lipid domains, F G Wood et al . Acetaldehyde-Protein Adducts. Contribution of exogenous ethanol and endogenous substrates to acetaldehyde-adduct formation in liver injury, E Baraona et al . Alcohol and Organ Damage. Mechanisms of Cell Injury. Effects of alcohol on hepatic protein metabolism and trafficking, D J Tuma et al . Mechanisms of Fibrogenesis. Alcohol and fibrogenesis, C S Lieber. Alcohol-Related Neuropathology. Wernicke's encephalopathy - prevalence and clinical spectrum, A Torvik. Central Regulation of Ethanol Intake. Serotonin and dopamine systems regulating alcohol intake, W J McBride et al . Early Detection and Secondary Prevention. Early intervention in patients with excessive alcohol consumption: a controlled study, J Persson. Clinical Patterns, Treatment, Evaluation, and Relapse. Salient issues in the development of alcohol abuse in adolesc