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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |