Altered brain tissue composition in heavy marijuana users

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-30

  Matochik, John A ^a   Eldreth, Dana A ^b   Cadet, Jean Lud ^c   Bolla, Karen I ^b  

^a Neuroimaging Research Branch   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Molecular Neuropsychiatry Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Gray matter; Hippocampus; Imaging; Marijuana; White matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBICULUM; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 10644240854     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.06.011     Document Type: Article

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