A Microdialysis Profile of Met-Enkephalin Release in the Rat Nucleus Accumbens Following Alcohol Administration
- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research
- Vol. 29 (10) , 1821-1828
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.alc.0000183008.62955.2e
Abstract
Background: Pharmacological studies have implicated the endogenous opioid system in mediating alcohol intake. Other evidence has shown that alcohol administration can influence opioid act...Keywords
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