EFFECT OF ACETALDEHYDE INTOXICATION AND WITHDRAWAL ON NPY EXPRESSION: FOCUS ON ENDOCANNABINOIDERGIC SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT

EFFECT OF ACETALDEHYDE INTOXICATION AND WITHDRAWAL ON NPY EXPRESSION: FOCUS ON ENDOCANNABINOIDERGIC SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT

Acetaldehyde (ACD), the first alcohol metabolite, plays a pivotal role in the rewarding, motivational and addictive properties of the parental compound. Many studies have investigated the role of ACD in mediating neurochemical and behavioral effects induced by alcohol administration, but very little...

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Main Authors: Fulvio ePlescia, Anna eBrancato, Rosa Anna Maria eMarino, Carlotta eVita, Michele eNavarra, Carla eCannizzaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Hippocampus
Nucleus Accumbens
endocannabinoid system
Acetaldehyde withdrawal
Neuropeptide Y expression
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00138/full

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