Elevation of Dopamine Induced by Cigarette Smoking: Novel Insights from a [IIC]-( + )-PHNO PET Study...
Elevation of Dopamine Induced by Cigarette Smoking: Novel Insights from a [IIC]-( + )-PHNO PET Study in Humans
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Basingstoke: Nature Publishing Group
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Positron emission tomography (PET) has convincingly provided in vivo evidence that psychoactive drugs increase dopamine (DA) levels in human brain, a feature thought critical to their reinforcing properties. Some controversy still exists concerning the role of DA in reinforcing smoking behavior and no study has explored whether smoking increases DA...
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Elevation of Dopamine Induced by Cigarette Smoking: Novel Insights from a [IIC]-( + )-PHNO PET Study in Humans
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3870776
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3870776
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0893-133X
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1740-634X
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10.1038/npp.2013.209
