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Vertical shifts in self-administration dose-response functions predict a drug-vulnerable phenotype predisposed to addiction.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 1 Jun 2000
Piazza P V, Deroche-Gamonent V, Rouge-Pont F, Le Moal M
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The role of individual differences in the etiology of addiction is a very controversial issue. Neuroendocrine phenotypes that are able to predispose an individual to the development of drug intake have been identified previously. However, such information has been gathered by comparing individuals who differ in their sensitivity to low doses of the drug. Consequently, it remains unclear whether a phenotype...
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