Ghrelin enhances cue-induced bar pressing for high fat food

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue , 2016, Pages 141-149

  St Onge, Veronique ^a   Watts, Alexander ^a   Abizaid, Alfonso ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food cues; Ghrelin; Reinstatement

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; HISTIDYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLLYSINAMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; GHRELIN RECEPTOR;

ABSTINENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CACAO; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH FAT FOOD; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; MINIPUMP; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; FOOD; GHRELIN; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN; REWARD; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84949256853     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.11.005     Document Type: Article

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