Is it stress? The role of stress related systems in chronic food restriction-induced augmentation of heroin seeking in the rat

Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by recurring episodes of abstinence and relapse. The precise mechanisms underlying this pattern are yet to be elucidated, but stress is thought to be a major factor in relapse. Recently, we reported that rats under withdrawal and exposed to a mild ch...

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Main Authors: Firas eSedki, Zarish eAbbas, Staci eAngelis, Jeffrey eMartin, Tracey eD'Cunha, Uri eShalev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2013.00098/full