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