Molecular biology of drug addiction /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Maldonado, Rafael
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular mechanisms of opioid dependence by using knockout mice
  • Molecular genetic approaches
  • Opiate addiction : role of the cAMP pathway and CREB
  • Different intracellular signaling systems involved in opioid tolerance/ dependence
  • Inhibitors of enkephalin catabolism : new therapeutic tool in opioid dependence
  • Recent advances in the molecular mechanisms of psychostimulant abuse using knockout mice
  • Opioid modulation of psychomotor stimulant effects
  • Influence of environmental and hormonal factors in sensitivity to psychostimulants
  • Development and expression of behavioral sensitization : temporal profile of changes in gene expression
  • New advances in the identification and physiological roles of the components of the endogenous cannabinoid system
  • Integration of molecular and behavioral approaches to evaluate cannabinoid dependence
  • Opioid system involvement in cannabinoid tolerance and dependence
  • Current strategies for identifying genes for alcohol sensitivity
  • Genetic basis of ethanol reward
  • Behavioral and molecular aspects of alcohol craving and relapse
  • Molecular and behavioral aspects of nicotine dependence and reward