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Sensitizace - základní vlastnost návykových látek a její experimentální studium

Title in English Sensitization - the basic characteristic of drugs of abuse and its experimental study
Authors

LANDA Leoš VOTAVA Martin

Year of publication 2004
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Psychiatrie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Pharmacology and pharmaceutical chemistry
Keywords behavioural sensitization; dependence; tolerance; drugs of abuse
Description Sensitization is one of the main topics in the research of drugs of abuse. It is characterized - in contrast to tolerance - by increased reaction of the organism after the repeated administration of the same or different drug. Sensitization seems to be one of the main causes of dependence and very often of relapse in ex-addicts. Sensitization is also being related with craving for a drug. Research of both sensitization and cross-sensitization revealed some properties of addictive drugs, which were in the term of classical concept tolerance withdrawal hidden. This review summarizes description of behavioral signs of sensitization in experimental models, its measurement and evaluation and provides a survey of drugs to which sensitization was observed.
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