Inhibited SK Channels May Explain Relapse In Alcoholics
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 13:49
in Psychology & Sociology
University of California, San Francisco researchers have uncovered a crucial mechanism that encourages alcohol consumption after extended abstinence. Previous work has suggested that people, places, and objects associated with alcohol use are potent triggers for eliciting relapse and that cravings for both alcohol and drugs can increase across protracted abstinence. However, the specific molecular mechanisms that underlie pathological alcohol seeking are not well defined. read more
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