Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced dopamine release as a function of psychosis risk: 18F-fallypride positron emission tomography study.

Cannabis use is associated with psychosis, particularly in those with expression of, or vulnerability for, psychotic illness. The biological underpinnings of these differential associations, however, remain largely unknown. We used Positron Emission Tomography and (18)F-fallypride to test the hypoth...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Kuepper, Jenny Ceccarini, Johan Lataster, Jim van Os, Marinus van Kroonenburgh, Joop M A van Gerven, Machteld Marcelis, Koen Van Laere, Cécile Henquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3723813?pdf=render