Hijacking translation in addiction.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26929992.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.14576 and PMC identifier 4786444.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Two studies suggest that the reduced activity of a translation initiation factor called eIF2α might be partly responsible for the increased risk of drug addiction seen in adolescents.
Medical subject headings
- Cocaine
- Ventral Tegmental Area