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Future Directions in Biomedical Research on Alcoholism

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Alcoholism

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 206))

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This book is based on the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on ‘The Molecular Pathology of Alcoholism’ held at Il Ciocco in Italy on August 26th -September 6th 1990. An important part of this ASI was a one-day Workshop organised by Jean-Pierre von Wartburg on the theme ‘Future Directions in Biomedical Research in Alcoholism’. The purpose of this Workshop was to allow a few distinguished researchers in the field of alcoholism to informally muse on the directions that future research in this important area may take. Selected contributions to this Workshop are included in this volume.

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  1. Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Bern, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland

    Jean-Pierre von Wartburg

  2. Bronx VA Medical Center and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, New York, 10468, USA

    Charles S. Lieber

  3. Indiana University School of Medicine and the VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA

    Ting-Kai Li

  4. Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Yedy Israel

  5. Primary Mechanisms Department, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Yedy Israel

  6. Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Alcohol Research Laboratory Department of Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Germany

    Helmut K. Seitz

  7. Anton Proksch Institute Kalksburg, Psychiatric Univ. Clinic Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Otto Michel Lesch

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von Wartburg, JP., Lieber, C.S., Li, TK., Israel, Y., Seitz, H.K., Lesch, O.M. (1991). Future Directions in Biomedical Research on Alcoholism. In: Palmer, T.N. (eds) Alcoholism. NATO ASI Series, vol 206. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5946-3_34

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