Psychological and neural mechanisms of relapse

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1507, 2008, Pages 3147-3158

  Stewart, Jane ^a  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; Dopamine (DA); Drug related stimuli; Glutamate; Relapse to drug seeking; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; DRUG USER; LABORATORY METHOD; NEUROLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; DOPAMINE;

ADDICTION; BRAIN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

BRAIN; DOPAMINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 51449119260     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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