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Sex differences in the neural mechanisms mediating addiction: a new synthesis and hypothesis

In this review we propose that there are sex differences in how men and women enter onto the path that can lead to addiction. Males are more likely than females to engage in risky behaviors that include experimenting with drugs of abuse, and in susceptible individuals, they are drawn into the spiral...

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Autores principales: Becker, Jill B, Perry, Adam N, Westenbroek, Christel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22676718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2042-6410-3-14

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