Basolateral amygdala opioids contribute to increased high-fat intake following intra-accumbens opioid administration, but not following 24-h food deprivation

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 262-266

  Parker, Kyle E ^a   McCall, Jordan G ^a   Will, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Basolateral amygdala; DAMGO; Feeding; Food deprivation; High fat diet; Naltrexone; Nucleus accumbens; Opioids

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; NALTREXONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENERGY BALANCE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PALATABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIET; DIETARY FATS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

RATTUS;

EID: 77957781383     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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