Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 996-1003 , August 2009

Ethanol administration dampens the prolactin response to psychosocial stress exposure in sons of alcohol-dependent fathers

  • Ulrich S. Zimmermann

      Affiliations

    • Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Current address: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany. Tel.: +49 351 458 5903; fax: +49 351 458 5380.
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  • Arlette F. Buchmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
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  • Constance Spring

      Affiliations

    • Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
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  • Manfred Uhr

      Affiliations

    • Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
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  • Florian Holsboer

      Affiliations

    • Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
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  • Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

      Affiliations

    • Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 10, 80804 Munich, Germany
    • Current address: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technical University Dresden, Chemnitzer Strasse 46, 01187 Dresden, Germany.

Received 26 September 2008 ,Revised 16 December 2008 ,Accepted 27 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.01.015

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