Study of Association between α‐Synuclein Gene Polymorphism and Methamphetamine Psychosis/Dependence
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 1025 (1) , 325-334
- https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1316.040
Abstract
Methamphetamine (MAP) dissipates proton gradients across the membranes of synaptic vesicles, enhances cytoplasmic dopamine (DA) concentrations, and causes calcium‐independent, nonvesicular...Keywords
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