Urocortin-1 within the centrally-projecting Edinger-Westphal nucleus is critical for ethanol preference.

Converging lines of evidence point to the involvement of neurons of the centrally projecting Edinger-Westphal nucleus (EWcp) containing the neuropeptide Urocortin-1 (Ucn1) in excessive ethanol (EtOH) intake and EtOH sensitivity. Here, we expanded these previous findings by using a continuous-access,...

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Main Authors: William J Giardino, Davelle L Cocking, Simranjit Kaur, Christopher L Cunningham, Andrey E Ryabinin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3203949?pdf=render