Blocking μ-opioid receptors attenuates reinstatement of responding to an alcohol-predictive conditioned stimulus through actions in the ventral hippocampus
Authors: Mandy Rita LeCocq
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The µ-opioid system is involved in the reinstatement of responding that is immediately evoked by alcohol-predictive cues. The extent of its involvement in reinstatement observed in a new model that evaluates the delayed effects of re-exposure to alcohol, however, is unclear. The current study investigated the role of µ-opioid receptors (MORs) in the delayed reinstatement of an extinguished, Pavlovian conditioned response that was evoked 24 h after alcohol re-exposure. Female and male Long-Evans...
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PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37393348/
DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01640-1