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Addiction and the adrenal cortex

Substantial evidence shows that the hypophyseal–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and corticosteroids are involved in the process of addiction to a variety of agents, and the adrenal cortex has a key role. In general, plasma concentrations of cortisol (or corticosterone in rats or mice) increase on drug...

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Autores principales: Vinson, Gavin P, Brennan, Caroline H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioScientifica 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23825159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EC-13-0028