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A pharmacogenetic model of naltrexone-induced attenuation of alcohol consumption in rhesus monkeys.
Drug and alcohol dependence - 1 Jun 2010
Vallender Eric J, Rüedi-Bettschen Daniela, Miller Gregory M, Platt Donna M
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BACKGROUND: Variation at the human mu-opioid receptor has been associated with alcohol abuse. The A118G (N40D) polymorphism in humans is functionally mimicked by the C77G (P26R) polymorphism in rhesus monkeys; both show similar in vitro influences on ligand binding and in vivo correlations with physiological measures as well as behavioral measures including predilection towards alcohol consumption. Naltrexone, an...
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