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Variation at the rat Crhr1 locus and sensitivity to relapse into alcohol seeking induced by environmental stress.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 10 Oct 2006
Hansson A C, Cippitelli A, Sommer W H, Fedeli A, Björk K, Soverchia L, Terasmaa A, Massi M, Heilig M, Ciccocioppo R
Abstract excerpt
Alcoholism is a chronic relapsing disorder with substantial heritability. Uncovering gene-environment interactions underlying this disease process can aid identification of novel treatment targets. Here, we found a lowered threshold for stress-induced reinstatement of alcohol seeking in Marchigian-Sardinian Preferring (msP) rats genetically selected for high alcohol preference. In situ hybridization for a panel...
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