Aberrant disgust response and immune reactivity in cocaine-dependent men might uncover deranged serotoninergic activity.

Front Mol Neurosci

School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia ; School of Psychology, The University of Bangor Bangor, UK.

Published: February 2014

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