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More aroused, less fatigued: fatty acid amide hydrolase gene polymorphisms influence acute response to amphetamine.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Feb 2010
Dlugos Andrea M, Hamidovic Ajna, Hodgkinson Colin A, Goldman David, Palmer Abraham A, de Wit Harriet
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Amphetamine is a stimulant drug that enhances attention and feelings of alertness. Amphetamine's effects are known to be modulated by endogenous cannabinoids, which are degraded by the enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). In this study we investigated inter-individual differences in mood response to amphetamine in relation to four polymorphisms in the FAAH gene, including the FAAH missense variant rs324420C...
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