Brain opioid receptor binding in early abstinence from alcohol dependence and relationship to craving: An [11C]diprenorphine PET study

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 740-748

  Williams, Tim M ^a,b   Davies, Simon J C ^a,b   Taylor, Lindsay G ^a   Daglish, Mark R C ^a,b   Hammers, Alexander ^b   Brooks, David J ^b,c   Nutt, David J ^a   Lingford Hughes, Anne ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC CLINICAL SCIENCES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Bristol Special Alcohol Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Addiction; Alcohol; Craving; Opioid receptor; PET

Indexed keywords

CARBON 11; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DIPRENORPHINE C 11; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ORBITAL CORTEX; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; THALAMUS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BRAIN; CARBON ISOTOPES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIPRENORPHINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 69049084439     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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