Samuel Ndungu
Biographic Data
| ID | 7180814 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel Ndungu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Ndungu |
| SIGNATURE | NDUNGU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Severity of Withdrawal Symptoms, Plasma Oxytocin Levels, and Treatment Outcome in Heroin Users Undergoing Acute Withdrawal
Pre-clinical studies show that, following chronic opioid exposure, oxytocin neurons exhibit over-excitation upon withdrawal, causing an increase in oxytocin brain and plasma levels. Relevant clinical data on humans are scarce. This study investigates the opioid withdrawal stress effect on oxytocin plasma levels in humans. We evaluated 57 male chronic heroin users in a residential detoxification program. We determined plasma oxytocin levels by ELI…
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Severity of Withdrawal Symptoms, Plasma Oxytocin Levels, and Treatment Outcome in Heroin Users Undergoing Acute Withdrawal
Pre-clinical studies show that, following chronic opioid exposure, oxytocin neurons exhibit over-excitation upon withdrawal, causing an increase in oxytocin brain and plasma levels. Relevant clinical data on humans are scarce. This study investigates the opioid withdrawal stress effect on oxytocin plasma levels in humans. We evaluated 57 male chronic heroin users in a residential detoxification program. We determined plasma oxytocin levels by ELI…
Addiction (1 works) · Anesthesia (1 works) · Anxiety (1 works) · Craving (1 works) · Drug (1 works) · Heroin (1 works) · Internal Medicine (1 works) · Medicine (1 works) · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (1 works) · Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (1 works)