Drug-proof zebrafish reveal secrets of addiction

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 07:28 in Biology & Nature

The effects of amphetamines on gene expression in zebrafish have been uncovered. This new study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, provides clues to the genetics that underlie susceptibility to addiction by describing the nad zebrafish mutant, which does not feel the rewarding effects of the drugs.

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