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Robust age, but limited sex, differences in mu-opioid receptors in the rat brain: relevance for reward and drug-seeking behaviors in juveniles

In the brain, the µ-opioid receptor (MOR) is involved in reward-seeking behaviors and plays a pivotal role in the mediation of opioid use disorders. Furthermore, reward-seeking behaviors and susceptibility to opioid addiction are particularly evident during the juvenile period, with a higher inciden...

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Autores principales: Smith, Caroline J. W., Ratnaseelan, Aarane M., Veenema, Alexa H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5772146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28871491
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00429-017-1498-8