Advances in Biomedical Alcohol Research

Section headings and selected papers: Preface. Invited Lectures. Problems in the search for mechanisms of tolerance, H. Kalant. Part 1. Molecular Biology in the Study of Alcohol. The search for biological/genetic markers of alcoholism, E.J. Devor. Alcohol and Immunomodulation. Actions of alcohol on immunity and neoplasia in fetal alcohol exposed and adult rats, A. N. Taylor et ai. Biological Markers of Predisposition to Alcohol Abuse. Genetic markets predisposition to alcoholism: the clinician's view, and what he needs to know,j. Chick. Biological Markers of Previous Alcohol Consumption. Overview: problems, pitfalls and opportunities inmonitoring alcohol consumption, R. K. FuIler. Treatment of Alcoholism: Towards a Standardisation of Research Methods. The Plinius Major Society, 1. Pelc. Pharmacological approach of the treatment of drinking problems: a critical overview, P. Verbanck et al. Hepatic Encephalopathies. Glutamatergic neurotransn-dssion in hepatic encephalopathy, J. E. Maddison et al. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. Acute and long-term changes in the cerebellum following developmental exposure to ethanol, J. R. West. Role of Serotonin in Alcohol Dependence. Serotonin in animal models of alcoholism, P. Compagnon et al. Potential Pharmecological Treatments for Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal Calcium channel antagonists prevent adaptiveresponses to ethanol. Tissue Culture Methods in Alcohol Research. Alcohol Effects on Gaba/ Benzodiazephine Receptor Function. Ethanol and Excitatory Neurotransmitter Amino Acids. The Role of Calcium Channels in Alcohol Dependence and WithdrawaL Role of Adenosine in Mediating the Effectsof Ethanol. CNSMechanisms of Ethanol Reinforcement Behavioural Assessment of Alcohol Withdrawal.