How Acute and Chronic Alcohol Consumption Modulate Multiple Neurotransmitter Systems: A Review of Clinical PET Neuroimaging

Koen Van Laere^1,2 and Jenny Ceccarini^1,2*

¹Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

²MoSAIC, Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

^*Corresponding Author: Jenny Ceccarini, PhD, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium, Tel: +3216343715, Fax: +3216343759 Email:

Keywords: Alcohol; Neuroimaging; Positron Emission Tomography (PET); Addiction; Neurotransmitters

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