Dopamine D2 receptor risk_factor_for human alcoholics

Subject: Dopamine D2 receptor
Relation: risk_factor_for
Object: human alcoholics
p-value: —

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Evidence (1 sources)

Adolescent binge drinking alters adult brain neurotransmitter gene expression, behavior, brain regional volumes, and neurochemistry in mice. (2011) PMID:21223304 cited

human alcoholics have fewer brain D2 receptors that are suggested to be a predisposing factor.

confidence: 0.85