Elevation of Dopamine Induced by Cigarette Smoking: Novel Insights from a [(11)C]-(+)-PHNO PET Study in Humans

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...

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Main Authors: Le Foll, Bernard, Guranda, Mihail, Wilson, Alan A, Houle, Sylvain, Rusjan, Pablo M, Wing, Victoria C, Zawertailo, Laurie, Busto, Usoa, Selby, Peter, Brody, Arthur L, George, Tony P, Boileau, Isabelle
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3870776/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23954846
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npp.2013.209
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