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Failure of naloxone to modify the depth of hypnotic trance

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Naloxone (10 mg/70kg, i.v.) was used in normal volunteers to study a possible relationship between endorphins and the depth of hypnotic trance. No effect was found. The drug also failed to modify the subjects' level of alertness.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1901 Perdido Street, 70112, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    G. Spruiell, C. Steck, C. K. Lippincott & C. King

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1901 Perdido Street, 70112, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    G. Spruiell, C. Steck, C. K. Lippincott & C. King

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Spruiell, G., Steck, C., Lippincott, C.K. et al. Failure of naloxone to modify the depth of hypnotic trance. Experientia 39, 763–764 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990314

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