The role of mesolimbic system and lateral habenular molecular targets (CB₁, GluA₁ and NK₁ receptors) in mitragyna speciosa korth (ketum) addiction in the mitragynine-sensitised swiss albino mice

There is a growing trend to use the leaves of Malaysian folklore medicinal plant Mitragyna speciosa Korth. (or ketum) for recreational high and as a self-medication alternative to traditional opiates, hence subjecting it to addictive liabilities. Mitragynine (ketum major alkaloid) is an atypical...

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