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Endogenous opioids in the nucleus accumbens promote approach to high-fat food in the absence of caloric need

When relatively sated, people (and rodents) are still easily tempted to consume calorie-dense foods, particularly those containing fat and sugar. Consumption of such foods while calorically replete likely contributes to obesity. The nucleus accumbens (NAc) opioid system has long been viewed as a cri...

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Autores principales: Caref, Kevin, Nicola, Saleem M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5903865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29582754
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.34955