Acute ethanol released opioid peptides (endorphin, enkephalin) from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine reward center measured by microdialysis — the molecular event linking alcohol to pleasure.
Key findingAcute ethanol released opioid peptides (endorphin, enkephalin) from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine reward center measured by microdialysis
What the researchers found
Acute ethanol released opioid peptides (endorphin, enkephalin) from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine reward center measured by microdialysis — the molecular event linking alcohol to pleasure.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Effect of acute ethanol administration on the release of opioid peptides from the midbrain including the ventral tegmental area.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 33(6), 1033-43
Citation
Jarjour, Samuel; Bai, Li; Gianoulakis, Christina. (2009). Effect of acute ethanol administration on the release of opioid peptides from the midbrain including the ventral tegmental area.. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 33(6), 1033-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.00924.x