Ghrelin influences novelty seeking behavior in rodents and men.

Ghrelin influences novelty seeking behavior in rodents and men.

Recent discoveries indicate an important role for ghrelin in drug and alcohol reward and an ability of ghrelin to regulate mesolimbic dopamine activity. The role of dopamine in novelty seeking, and the association between this trait and drug and alcohol abuse, led us to hypothesize that ghrelin may...

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Main Authors: Caroline Hansson, Rozita H Shirazi, Jakob Näslund, Heike Vogel, Corinna Neuber, Göran Holm, Henrik Anckarsäter, Suzanne L Dickson, Elias Eriksson, Karolina P Skibicka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3515575?pdf=render

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