The mechanistic classification of addictive drugs

Luescher, Christian; Ungless, Mark A.

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030437

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English

The mechanistic classification of addictive drugs

ContributorsLuescher, Christian; Ungless, Mark A.

Published inPLoS medicine, vol. 3, no. 11, e437

Publication date2006-11

Abstract

The authors review recent research on the molecular mechanisms of addiction and propose a new classification for addictive drugs.

Keywords

Animals
Biogenic Monoamines/metabolism
Carrier Proteins/metabolism
Humans
Ion Channels/metabolism
Pharmaceutical Preparations/ classification/metabolism
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
Substance-Related Disorders

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de neurosciences fondamentales

Citation (ISO format)

LUESCHER, Christian, UNGLESS, Mark A. The mechanistic classification of addictive drugs. In: PLoS medicine, 2006, vol. 3, n° 11, p. e437. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030437

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PID : unige:10089
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030437
PMID : 17105338
PMCID : PMC1635740

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030437

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The mechanistic classification of addictive drugs

The authors review recent research on the molecular mechanisms of addiction and propose a new classification for addictive drugs.

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