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The trace amine tyramine is essential for sensitization to cocaine in Drosophila.
Current biology : CB - 26 Aug 1999
McClung C, Hirsh J
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BACKGROUND: Sensitization to psychostimulant drugs of abuse is thought to be an important aspect of human addiction, yet how it develops is still unclear. The development of sensitization to cocaine in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is strikingly similar to that observed in vertebrates. By...
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