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Mu Opioid Receptor Binding Correlates with Nicotine Dependence and Reward in Smokers
The rewarding effects of nicotine are associated with activation of nicotine receptors. However, there is increasing evidence that the endogenous opioid system is involved in nicotine's rewarding effects. We employed PET imaging with [(11)C]carfentanil to test the hypotheses that acute cigarett...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4262264/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25493427 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113694 |