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Behavioral Effects of Opiates: A Pharmacogenetic Analysis

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Current Developments in Psychopharmacology

Part of the book series: Current Developments in Psychopharmacology ((CDPS,volume 6))

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A number of experiments carried out in recent years, have emphasized individual differences in reactivity to many psychotropic agents, both in humans and in laboratory animals. This may be due to differences in the rate of absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs; or to differences in the sensitivity of target systems to compounds acting at the central nervous system (CNS) level.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, N.Y., USA

    Walter B. Essman

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, N.Y., USA

    Walter B. Essman

  3. Section of Neuropsychopharmacology, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy

    Luigi Valzelli

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Oliverio, A., Castellano, C. (1981). Behavioral Effects of Opiates: A Pharmacogenetic Analysis. In: Essman, W.B., Valzelli, L. (eds) Current Developments in Psychopharmacology. Current Developments in Psychopharmacology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8123-5_2

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