Female mice are more prone to develop an addictive-like phenotype for sugar consumption

Abstract The concept of “sugar addiction” is gaining increasing attention in both the lay media and scientific literature. However, the concept of sugar addiction is controversial and only a few studies to date have attempted to determine the “addictive” properties of sugar using rigorous scientific...

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Main Authors: Shoupeng Wei, Sarah Hertle, Rainer Spanagel, Ainhoa Bilbao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86797-9