"Heroin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987). Sale is forbidden in the United States by Federal statute. (Merck Index, 11th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D003932
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.577.249.562.445 D03.605.497.607.490 D03.633.400.686.607.490 D04.615.723.795.576.445
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| Concept/Terms |
Heroin- Heroin
- Diacetylmorphine
- Diamorphine
Heroin Hydrochloride- Heroin Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Heroin
- Diacetylmorphine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Diacetylmorphine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heroin" by people in Profiles.
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Epigenetic function during heroin self-administration controls future relapse-associated behavior in a cell type-specific manner. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 02 14; 120(7):e2210953120.
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Novelty-induced locomotor behavior predicts heroin addiction vulnerability in male, but not female, rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2022 Nov; 239(11):3605-3620.
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Astrocytes in the ventral pallidum extinguish heroin seeking through GAT-3 upregulation and morphological plasticity at D1-MSN terminals. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 02; 27(2):855-864.
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Heroin Seeking and Extinction From Seeking Activate Matrix Metalloproteinases at Synapses on Distinct Subpopulations of Accumbens Cells. Biol Psychiatry. 2021 05 15; 89(10):947-958.
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Female rats express heroin-induced and -conditioned suppression of peripheral nitric oxide production in response to endotoxin challenge. Brain Behav Immun. 2021 01; 91:315-323.
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Dorsal hippocampal interleukin-1 signaling mediates heroin withdrawal-enhanced fear learning. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2020 Dec; 237(12):3653-3664.
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Expression of a heroin contextually conditioned immune effect in male rats requires CaMKIIa-expressing neurons in dorsal, but not ventral, subiculum and hippocampal CA1. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 10; 89:414-422.
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Long-term impact of acute restraint stress on heroin self-administration, reinstatement, and stress reactivity. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2020 Jun; 237(6):1709-1721.
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Acute ovarian hormone treatment in freely cycling female rats regulates distinct aspects of heroin seeking. Learn Mem. 2020 01; 27(1):6-11.
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Heroin Cue-Evoked Astrocytic Structural Plasticity at Nucleus Accumbens Synapses Inhibits Heroin Seeking. Biol Psychiatry. 2019 12 01; 86(11):811-819.