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microRNA-206 in rat medial prefrontal cortex regulates BDNF expression and alcohol drinking.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 26 Mar 2014
Tapocik Jenica D, Barbier Estelle, Flanigan Meghan, Solomon Matthew, Pincus Alexandra, Pilling Andrew, Sun Hui, Schank Jesse R, King Courtney, Heilig Markus
Abstract excerpt
Escalation of voluntary alcohol consumption is a hallmark of alcoholism, but its neural substrates remain unknown. In rats, escalation occurs following prolonged exposure to cycles of alcohol intoxication, and is associated with persistent, wide-ranging changes in gene expression within the media...
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