Neurometabolic alterations in the nucleus accumbens of smokers assessed with

Autor: Colette A, Steinegger, Niklaus, Zoelch, Andreas, Hock, Anke, Henning, Etna J E, Engeli, Erich, Seifritz, Lea M, Hulka, Marcus, Herdener
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Addiction biologyREFERENCES. 26(6)
ISSN: 1369-1600
Popis: Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of premature death and morbidity worldwide. For smokers trying to quit, relapse rates are high, even after prolonged periods of abstinence. Recent findings in animal models highlight the role of alterations in glutamatergic projections from the prefrontal cortex onto the nucleus accumbens (NAc) in relapse vulnerability. Moreover, inflammatory responses in the NAc have been reported during withdrawal. A novel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (
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