Galanin: A potential role in mesolimbic dopamine-mediated instrumental behavior

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1485-1493

  Robinson, John K ^a   Brewer, Ariel ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DU FER À MOULIN   (France)

Author keywords

Consumption; Drinking; Feeding; Galanin; Motivation; Progressive ratio

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GALANIN;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN REGION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOPAMINE; GALANIN; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM;

EID: 52049125710     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.05.025     Document Type: Review

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