Endogenous Opioids and Voluntary Ethanol Drinking : Consequences of Postnatal Environmental Influences in Rats

Genetic and environmental factors interact to determine the individual vulnerability to develop ethanol dependence. The neurobiological mechanisms underlying these processes are not fully understood. Endogenous opioid peptides have been suggested to contribute. Brain opioids mediate ethanol reward a...

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Main Author: Gustafsson, Lisa
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap 2007
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-7776
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