Biomedical sciences publications

Abstract Background and purpose: Compounds that activate both NOP and μ-opioid receptors might be useful as analgesics and drug abuse medications. Studies were carried out to better understand the biological…

This volume examines conceptual, theoretical, and methodological considerations in the development of nicotine-dependence phenotypes and endophenotypes.

In fact, as argued here, it is likely that opportunistic heterotherms may be better equipped to deal with the challenges of anthropogenic influences than homeotherms because heterotherms have highly flexible…

We analyzed 25 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) in 2101 primary lung cancer cases and 2120 population controls from the Environment And Genetics in Lung cancer Etiology (EAGLE) study.

In June 2007, a multidisciplinary group of experts gathered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, to assess what is known about the contribution of environmental factors to PD.

We evaluated associations between polymorphisms at the dopamine transporter gene(SLC6A3) and body mass index (BMI), among participants in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial.

We analyzed 226 SNPs covering the complete family of 16 CHRN genes, which encode the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits, in a sample of 1,050 nicotine-dependent cases and 879 non-dependent controls of…