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Reported Benefits of Low-Dose Naltrexone Appear to Be Independent of the Endogenous Opioid System Involving Proopiomelanocortin Neurons and β-Endorphin
Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist approved for the treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorders at doses of 50–150 mg/d. Naltrexone has also been prescribed at much lower doses (3–6 mg/d) for the off-label treatment of inflammation and pain. Currently, a compelling mechanistic explanation...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
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Society for Neuroscience
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8211470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34031099 http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0087-21.2021 |