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Association of a functional polymorphism in the mu-opioid receptor gene with alcohol response and consumption in male rhesus macaques.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Mar 2007
Barr Christina S, Schwandt Melanie, Lindell Stephen G, Chen Scott A, Goldman David, Suomi Stephen J, Higley J Dee, Heilig Markus
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CONTEXT: Innate differences in opioid neurotransmission are hypothesized to influence abuse liability of alcohol. In humans, a variant of the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1A118G) increases receptor affinity, alcohol-induced euphoria, and risk for alcohol use disorders. OBJECTIVE: To determine whe...
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