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Role of ghrelin in food reward: impact of ghrelin on sucrose self-administration and mesolimbic dopamine and acetylcholine receptor gene expression

The decision to eat is strongly influenced by non-homeostatic factors such as food palatability. Indeed, the rewarding and motivational value of food can override homeostatic signals, leading to increased consumption and hence, obesity. Ghrelin, a gut-derived orexigenic hormone, has a prominent role...

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Autores principales: Skibicka, Karolina P, Hansson, Caroline, Egecioglu, Emil, Dickson, Suzanne L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21309956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-1600.2010.00294.x