Increased mu opioid receptor binding detected by PET in cocaine-dependent men is associated with cocaine craving

Nature Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1225-1229

  Zubieta, Jon Kar ^a,c   Gorelik, David A ^b   Stauffer, Robin ^b   Ravert, Hayden T ^a   Dannals, Robert F ^a   Frost, J James ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARFENTANIL; COCAINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BRAIN; COCAINE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0029906096     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm1196-1225     Document Type: Article

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