Ethanol exposure selectively alters β-endorphin content but not [3H]-DAMGO binding in discrete regions of the rat brain

Neuropeptides

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-16

  Leriche, M ^a   Mendez M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Dopaminergic mesocorticolimbic system; Ethanol; Hypothalamus; Mu opioid receptor; Opioid peptides; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; SUCROSE; TRITIUM; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIGAND BINDING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOPAMINE; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; ETHANOL; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SUCROSE;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 73849139291     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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