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A role for leptin and ghrelin in the augmentation of heroin seeking induced by chronic food restriction.

Author(s): D'Cunha TM, Chisholm A, Hryhorczuk C, Fulton S, Shalev U

RATIONAL: Caloric restriction increases the risk of relapse in abstinent drug users. Hormones involved in the regulation of energy balance and food intake, such as leptin and ghrelin, are implicated in drug-related behaviors. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the...

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Food restriction-induced augmentation of heroin seeking in female rats: manipulations of ovarian hormones.

Author(s): Sedki F, Gardner Gregory J, Luminare A, D'Cunha TM, Shalev U

Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2015 Oct;232(20):3773-82 Authors: Sedki F, Gardner Gregory J, Luminare A, D'Cunha TM, Shalev U

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Augmentation of Heroin Seeking Following Chronic Food Restriction in the Rat: Differential Role for Dopamine Transmission in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell and Core.

Author(s): D'Cunha TM, Daoud E, Rizzo D, Bishop AB, Russo M, Mourra G, Hamel L, Sedki F, Shalev U

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2017 Apr;42(5):1136-1145 Authors: D'Cunha TM, Daoud E, Rizzo D, Bishop AB, Russo M, Mourra G, Hamel L, Sedki F, Shalev U

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