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Naltrexone selectively elevates GABAergic neuroactive steroid levels in heavy drinkers with the Asp40 allele of the OPRM1 gene: a pilot investigation.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Aug 2010
Ray Lara A, Hutchison Kent E, Ashenhurst James R, Morrow A Leslie
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BACKGROUND: Preclinical studies have implicated GABAergic neurosteroids in behavioral responses to alcohol. Naltrexone is thought to blunt the reinforcing effects of alcohol, and a few studies have found that the effects of naltrexone are moderated by the Asn40Asp polymorphisms of the OPRM1 gene....
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