Dopamine signaling in food addiction: role of dopamine D2 receptors

Dopamine (DA) regulates emotional and motivationalbehavior through the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway.Changes in DA signaling in mesolimbic neurotransmission arewidely believed to modify reward-related behaviors and aretherefore closely associated with drug addiction. Recentevidence now suggests th...

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Main Author: Ja-Hyun Baik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2013-11-01
Series:BMB Reports
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Online Access:http://bmbreports.org/jbmb/pdf.php?data=MTMxMTI3MThAcGRmX3JhaW50cmFjZV9sZWV5c0AlNUI0Ni0xMSU1RDEzMTEyNzE3NDVfJTI4NTE5LTUyNiUyOUJNQl8xMy0yMDclMjglQjklQ0MlQjQlQ0YlQjglQUUlQkElRTQlMjkucGRm