Markers in Morphine- and Cocaine-Addicted Animals

Morphine and Angiogenesis in Hypertensive Animals

Molecular Markers for Fertility in Farm Animals

A genetic marker is a gene or DNA sequence with known localization on a chromosome. It can be de-scribed as a variation that can be measured or detected by a suitable method, and can be used subsequently to detect the presence of a specific genotype. Such variations occurring at chromosomal or DNA level can serve as genetic markers. The progress in development of molecular markers suggests thei...

Genetic variants associated with addictive behavior in Colombian addicted and non-addicted to heroin or cocaine

OBJECTIVE Determine the prevalence and compare some genetic markers involved in addictive behavior in a group of addicts to derivative of coca (cocaine/crack) or heroin and a control group of non-addicted people matched for gender, age and ethnicity. METHODS A 120 addicts and 120 non-addicts Colombian male were surveyed and genotyped for 18 polymorphism of the OPRM1, DRD2, DRD4, SLC6A3, SLC6A...

Comparison of post-operative pain in morphine-addicted and non-addicted rats

Post-operative pain and its management remains one of the most important issues in the field of surgery and health care system. On the other hand, opioid drug abuse has a large prevalence in Iran. Formalin test has been used as a method for assessing pain and analgesia in rats. In the present study, the post-operative pain in morphine addicted rats was compared with that of non-addicted ones us...

Neural mechanisms underlying morphine withdrawal in addicted patients: a review

*Corresponding author: Sasan Andalib. Neurosciences Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +984133340730 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and repro...