Abstract
Considerable evidence suggests that drugs with abuse liability disrupt development by affecting the production of new neurons and glia. The effects of drug abuse are not limited to a particular cell type, germinal zone, or stage of development, but rather uniquely affect individual neuronal and glial precursor types with various germinal zones. Germinal zones are targeted to varying degrees by most substance with abuse liability. This chapter discusses the effects of opiates and nicotine on the genesis of neural cells.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Brain Development |
Subtitle of host publication | Normal Processes and the Effects of Alcohol and Nicotine |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199865147 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 25 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2006 by Oxford University Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Development
- Drug abuse
- Germinal zone
- Neurons
- Opiates
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience