Influences of ?-Endorphins in Ethanol Consumption Patterns and Aquisition of a Conditioned Taste Aversion Mediated by the Drug

Rewarding effects of ethanol may be mediated in part by endogenous opioids. Ethanol alters ?-endorphin synthesis and release. ?endorphin heterozygous (HT) and knockout (KO) mice consume higher levels of a low-concentrated alcohol solution and show heightened predisposition to self-administer ethanol...

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Main Authors: Abate, Paula, Caeiro, Ximena, Vivas, Laura Marta, Molina, Juan Carlos
Format: Online
Language:eng
Published: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2009
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/5301