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Variation of the human mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene predicts vulnerability to frustration.
Scientific reports - 14 Dec 2020
Daniel Alan M, Rushing Brenda G, Tapia Menchaca Karla Y
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the emotional reaction to loss, or frustration, is a critical problem for the field of mental health. Animal models of loss have pointed to the opioid system as a nexus of frustration, physical pain, and substance abuse. However, few attempts have been made to connect the results of animal models of loss to human behavior. Allelic differences in the human mu opioid receptor gene, notably the A118G...
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