Roles of monoamine neurotransmitters in the mechanism of drug addiction / 中国药理学通报
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin
;
(12): 149-151,152, 2015.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-600729
ABSTRACT
Drug addiction is a chronic recrudescent brain dis-ease. Various addictive drugs acting on the reward system result in rewarding effects through changes in neurotransmitter patholog-ical release. Among these monoamine neurotransmitters, 5-hydroxytryptamine, norepinephrine and dopamine play key roles in drug addiction. This paper reviews, from a comprehensive perspective, the roles which monoamine neurotransmitters play in the drug addiction and the process of getting addictive.
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Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin
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2015
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