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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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Autores principales: Kuwabara, Hiroto, Heishman, Stephen J., Brasic, James R., Contoreggi, Carlo, Cascella, Nicola, Mackowick, Kristen M., Taylor, Richard, Rousset, Olivier, Willis, William, Huestis, Marilyn A., Concheiro, Marta, Wand, Gary, Wong, Dean F., Volkow, Nora D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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