Catechol-o-methyltransferase genotype modulates opioid release in decision circuitry

Clinical and Translational Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 400-403

  Mitchell, Jennifer M ^a,b   O'Neil, James P ^d   Jagust, William J ^c,d   Fields, Howard L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Dopamine; Impulsivity; Mu opioid receptor; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARFENTANIL; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; ENDORPHIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PET SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

RODENTIA;

ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE; IMPULSIVITY; MU OPIOID RECEPTOR; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE;

EID: 84885868272     PISSN: 17528054     EISSN: 17528062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cts.12075     Document Type: Article

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