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Original Articles

Social hedonic capacity is associated with the A118G polymorphism of the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) in adult healthy volunteers and psychiatric patients

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Pages 88-97 | Received 15 Jan 2010, Accepted 22 Mar 2010, Published online: 17 May 2010

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