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Amelioration of the cardiovascular effects of cocaine in rhesus monkeys by a long-acting mutant form of cocaine esterase.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Apr 2011
Collins Gregory T, Carey Kathy A, Narasimhan Diwahar, Nichols Joseph, Berlin Aaron A, Lukacs Nicholas W, Sunahara Roger K, Woods James H, Ko Mei-Chuan
Abstract excerpt
A long-acting mutant form of a naturally occurring bacterial cocaine esterase (T172R/G173Q CocE; double mutant CocE (DM CocE)) has previously been shown to antagonize the reinforcing, convulsant, and lethal effects of cocaine in rodents. However, the effectiveness and therapeutic characteristics of DM CocE in nonhuman primates, in a more clinically relevant context, are unknown. The current studies were aimed at...
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