μ-Opioid receptor availability in the amygdala is associated with smoking for negative affect relief

Rationale The perception that smoking relieves negative affect contributes to smoking persistence. Endogenous opioid neurotransmission, and the μ-opioid receptor (MOR) in particular, plays a role in affective regulation and is modulated by nicotine. Objectives We examined the relationship of MOR bin...

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Veröffentlicht in:PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 2012-08, Vol.222 (4), p.701-708
Hauptverfasser: Falcone, Mary, Gold, Allison B., Wileyto, E. Paul, Ray, Riju, Ruparel, Kosha, Newberg, Andrew, Dubroff, Jacob, Logan, Jean, Zubieta, Jon-Kar, Blendy, Julie A., Lerman, Caryn
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