Decreased Blood Levels of Oxytocin in Ketamine-Dependent Patients During Early Abstinence.
Frontiers in Psychiatry 2018 Ming-Chyi Huang, Lian-Yu Chen, Hu-Ming Chang et al.
Background: Ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, is a common drug of abuse worldwide. Existing evidence suggest a disruption of oxytocin system involves in the development of addiction. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of oxytocin in ketamine addiction by measuring the blood oxytocin levels in ketamine-dependent (KD) patients. Methods: Sixty-five KD...
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00633 (opens in new tab)
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Dependence
Ketamine
Nmda antagonist
Oxytocin
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