Blockade of melanocortin transmission inhibits cocaine reward.

Hsu, Richard

Blockade of melanocortin transmission inhibits cocaine reward. [electronic resource] - The European journal of neuroscience Apr 2005 - 2233-42 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

0953-816X

10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04038.x doi


Agouti Signaling Protein
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Cocaine--administration & dosage
Conditioning, Operant--drug effects
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors--administration & dosage
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Interactions
Enkephalins--genetics
In Situ Hybridization--methods
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins--deficiency
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones--antagonists & inhibitors
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Motor Activity--drug effects
Nucleus Accumbens--drug effects
Protein Precursors--genetics
RNA, Messenger--metabolism
Rats
Rats, Mutant Strains
Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4--antagonists & inhibitors
Reward
Self Administration
Time Factors
alpha-MSH--antagonists & inhibitors