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Orexin mediates morphine place preference, but not morphine-induced hyperactivity or sensitization.
Brain research - 4 Mar 2010
Sharf Ruth, Guarnieri Douglas J, Taylor Jane R, DiLeone Ralph J
Abstract excerpt
Orexin (or hypocretin) has been implicated in mediating drug addiction and reward. Here, we investigated orexin's contribution to morphine-induced behavioral sensitization and place preference. Orexin-/- (OKO) mice and littermate wild-type (WT) controls (n=56) and C57BL/6J mice (n=67) were tested...
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