Modafinil-Induced Increases in Brain Dopamine Levels

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-23-4-2

Modafinil-Induced Increases in Brain Dopamine Levels

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 23 (2009): Issue 4

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Apr 2009

Abstract

The acute effects of modafinil on extracellular dopamine and on dopamine transporters in the male human brain were measured by PET study in 10 healthy subjects at Brookhaven National Laboratory and National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-23-4-2 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 26 - 26

Published on: Apr 1, 2009

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Modafinil,

Extracellular Dopamine,

Methylphenidate

© 2009 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 23 (2009): Issue 4